2023 Envinate Lousas Rosende Tinto

97 pts
Envinate |Ribeira Sacra |Mencia
A fine-boned, high-altitude Mencía from slate soils in Rosende — bright, mineral and quietly complex.

Price:
Sale price$85.00
Stock:
Sold out
Rendering loop-subscriptions

Description

"If there is a poster child for the wines of the ‘New Spain’, then Envínate is a strong candidate."
- Luis Gutierrez (The Wine Advocate)

Rosende is a single-parcel wine from the eastern edge of Ribeira Sacra, where Mencía grows on steep slate terraces in the Miño Valley. It’s one of the more delicate expressions in the Lousas range, sourced from a higher, cooler site with older vines. The fruit is mostly Mencía, with small amounts of local varieties like Brancellao and Mouratón in the mix. Wild fermented with partial whole bunch, aged in old oak, and bottled without fining or filtration.

It’s fragrant and lifted — sour cherry, redcurrant, fennel, a bit of graphite and smoke from the slate. The palate’s light and taut, with fine tannins and zippy acidity. There’s no weight or oak to hide behind — just purity, spice and a real sense of place.

It’s a beautiful example of why Mencía, when grown and handled well, can make some of Spain's most intriguing and compelling red wines.

97 points - "Without a doubt, the finest Rosende to date is the 2023 Lousas Parcela Rosende. It is at the level of the Seoane. During the end of the élevage and the time spent in bottle, the wine has gained in perfume and elegance, and the meaty edge I saw in the barrel sample last year has disappeared. This is floral, perfumed and intoxicating, and it has a much lower level of ripeness, 12.7% alcohol. There are up to 15% other red and white varieties, which were picked the 13th of September. It fermented with full clusters in bins and a large concrete vat and matured in neutral 228-liter barrels and a 2,000-liter oak foudre for one year. There is a clear step up in perfume, precision and elegance here. Bravo!" - Luis Gutiérrez (The Wine Advocate)

Vineyard: From 28-60-year-old vines in the Rosende area on light, sandy decomposed granite soils interspersed with feldspar crystals. Alfonso notes that the soils here recall St. Joseph and Cornas in the northern Rhône.
Vinification Method: The grapes were harvested by hand and fermented wholecluster in an open-top 4,200L tank. Maceration lasted roughly 35 days. The wine then completed fermentation and was transferred to one 2,000L foudre and some 228L barrels of used French Oak to rest for a year

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Mencia
Country Spain
Region Ribeira Sacra
Reviewed By The Wine Advocate
Critic Score 97
Alcohol 12.5%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure Cork

Others also liked

Recently viewed

Common Questions

Delivery is free on orders of $150 or more.

For orders under this amount, delivery is calculated at checkout based on your postcode. You can order in any quantity or combination of wines you like. Straight dozens are not required.

We will dispatch your order the same or next business day.

Estimated delivery transit time varies depending on your location. Please review this page for specific estimates.

No sorry we do not have a store front and pickup is not available.

Yes, no problem. When placing your order select ‘Store at Different Drop and Delivery Later’ as your shipping method or reply to the order confirmation email after placing your order with additional instructions.

We stock three different sized gift boxes (single, three bottle and six), all are available for purchase for a flat rate of $8. They look great and make an awesome impression.

To add a gift box to your order, simply add at checkout. The special requests box is your friend, please give us as many details of what you are looking for and we will try our best, or get in contact to discuss it with you. 

If you want to bulk order gifts or if you have any trouble please email hello@differentdrop.com or call and we can try and help.

 

Our warehouse is automated so unless you tell us otherwise, we will ship your order. If you would like us to hold your order please reply to the order confirmation email after placing your order and we are happy to store your order for up to 6 months at no charge. You can review our heat policy here.

Yes, of course. We want Different Drop customers to always be getting the best price. You can see our price match policy here.

No, feel free to mix it up! There is no minimum requirement. You can order wines in any quantity or combination, 1 or 50+ bottles.

No, all prices are set at the full discounted dozen rate already.

If you can't add more wine to your cart it means we are low on stock of that wine. For example, if you are only able to 3 bottles and no more that means we only have 3 bottles left of that wine. If it's a must have, please contact us and we may be able to order more in for you.

Regular Enquiries

Urgent Enquiries

02 8376 8775