Familia Nin-Ortiz - Planetes de Nin 2022
Price: $68.99
Sale Price: $57.99
Nin-Ortiz is the collaboration of spouses Ester Nin and Carles Ortiz. Ester made her mark as the viticulturist for Clos i Terrasses, famous for its Erasmus bottling, one of Spain's most highly decorated wines. Both trained enologists, they embarked on their own project upon marriage, combining their two small parcels to produce two wines. Planetes de Nin comes from Carles' parcel just outside the town of Porrera, one of the coolest micro-climates in Priorat. This parcel is East-facing, further accentuating the cool micro-climate. This results in pronounced floral notes and intense minerality to balance the lush, opulent fruit. The wine is only partially destemmed, fermented with indigenous yeasts under cool temperatures and aged in neutral oak and amphorae. The combination of elegance and assertiveness is what makes this wine so stunning. This baby is at home with simple, hearty food, like lamb grilled simply with rosemary, salt and pepper. When the weather turns colder, this will be absolutely amazing with comfort dishes – braised rabbit with olives, roast pork shoulder, braised short ribs, etc. Hmm…
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
“The 2022 Planetes de Nin Clàssic, now from vines planted 25 years ago, was produced with a blend of 45% Garnacha, 44% Cariñena and 11% Garnacha Peluda, with a lot more Cariñena than the previous year, because the Garnacha yielded less fruit in 2022. It has a dark fruit profile and an earthy twist, with an iron-like twist from the very hard, rocky soils, but the wine opened up in the glass to a more floral nose, more refined. It has a medium-bodied palate with very fine tannins (finer as the vines age?) and balancing acidity. The wine has benefitted from the better conditions in the new winery. 12,500 bottles and 2,000 magnums were produced. It was bottled in April 2024 after aging in three well-seasoned oak vats.”
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