96+/100RP | Drink: 2027-2040. 2021 was a magical year in many parts of Spain. In the Málaga Mountains the winter was cold and snowy, followed by a warm spring, copious rain in early August followed by a heat wave that reduced the crop and resulted in one of their shortest harvests, which started the 16th of August. The 2021 Molino Real, from a year they consider exceptional, shows insultingly young and undeveloped but super clean and precise, with great balance, length and persistence. It usually comes from older vines from some specific vineyards, but it's not something fixed; it depends on the year and on grapes that deliver more nuance, layers of aromas and flavors and more depth. The process also adds complexity, as well as fine tannins, structure and the lactic/creamy/buttery side that is always found when the wine is young. It has all the textbook descriptors, syrup, balsamic/minty and creamy/buttery, with the core of orange blossom and candied orange peel. It's young and tender. It could be drunk now, but it should develop a lot more complexity and nuance with time in bottle. Coming back from the Old Mountain, the nose shows high-pitched notes of fennel and aniseed. A total of 2,581 half bottles (375 milliliters instead of the 500 milliliters up until this vintage) were filled in August 2021.
Land: Spanje
Jaartal: 2021
Regio: Andalucia
Appelatie / Herkomst: Malaga DO
Druivenras: Muskat / Moscato
Serveertemperatuur: 10-12°C
