Muchada-Leclapart Lumiere 2017

Grape: Palomino
Vintage: 2017
Type: White

Muchada-Leclapart, a joint venture by Alejandro Muchada from Sanlucar de Barrameda, and David Leclapart, a pioneer of natural viticulture in Champagne. White wines without fortification, flor or cask aging. All vineyards are biodynamic, and estate owned, only 4 hectares with 3 of them being from a 60 y.p. masal selection Palomino. Lumiere comes from the parcel La Platera vieja (1.2 hectares) within the Pago of Miraflores. The vines are all Palomino Fino with a variety of clones with and average age in excess of 65 years old. Very aromatic and open, very expressive and a bit funky, with faint spices and a touch of clove, but with a superb palate, round and balanced. It felt very harmonious and complex, with ever-changing notes of quince, decayed white flowers, white pepper and some sea breeze. The mouthfeel and texture were dry and chalky, and the finish was long and extremely tasty. This was vinified in well-seasoned Bordeaux barrels, yet it had no aromas or flavors of oak.