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Luna Beberide Paixar 2021 (750ML)
$34.89
Other Details
Vintage:
2021
Format:
750ML
Region:
Castilla y Leon
Appellation:
Bierzo
Stock Status:
In Stock
Critic Scores, Reviews & Descriptions
97 WA / 95 WRO / 16 JR
The vino de paraje from A Serra in Dragonte 2021 Paixar is as good as ever, with the austerity of the slate slopes and the old vines that deliver low yields of concentrated and characterful grapes. It has a moderate 13.5% alcohol and a very fresh sensation on the palate beyond analysis. The vineyards are in the process to obtain organic certification. 6,500 bottles produced. This is one of the most elegant vintages for this wine. The Luna Beberide family has been producing modern Bierzo wines since 1988. They work over 50 hectares of vineyards and bottle around 150,000 bottles per year. Paixar was one of the first icons from Bierzo.--Luis Gutierrez, The Wine Advocate
I have been fortunate to taste and review almost every vintage of Paixar since the first release from the 2001 vintage. Long-time readers of Wine Review Online know that I love this wine, and I love it still, but for different reasons than in some great past vintages such as, say 2004 — which may be my favorite of all. The wine has become lighter in sheer weight, with less overt wood, and both of these will be changes for the better in the view of many tasters. However, this very old vine site at high elevation in the little village of Dragonte always seems to provide abundant acidity, so the richer, riper vintages have always been successful. Be that as it may, my job is not to quibble over stylistic decisions but to evaluate wines as they result from whatever the winemaker has decided, and this is certainly a delicious and very interesting wine. Showing a bright character in a medium-bodied profile, this offers up a broad range of aromas and flavors based on fruit tones both red and black, with specific notes recalling red cherries and raspberries, ripe but still tart cranberries, black Bing cherries, and boysenberries (which grow all over my neighborhood — I’m not making this up). The overall balance of fruit, acidity, oak spice, and tannin is indisputably outstanding.-Michael Franz, Wine Review Online
Tasted blind. Smooth and delicate Mencía in style, yet with a generic fruit character. Well made in a soft wine style. Long and with aromas of redcurrant and graphite at the back palate.-Ferran Centelles, JancisRobinson
