Lustau Tintilla De Rota Single Cask – 50 Cl.

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

A style that has almost disappeared is very evident in the NV Single Cask Tintilla de Rota 1/1, where the 1/1 means it was bottled from only one existing cask! So there is only one cask of this super unusual sweet wine produced with red Tintilla de Rota grapes, which resulted in an ebony color with a yellow-green edge that indicates old age. It’s dense as motor oil with a combination of sweet and bitter flavors, some burned notes, dark sugar, molasses, syrup, licorice and not a lot sweetness, as that’s compensated by the bitter sensation. This is not a wine for everybody, with some 251 grams of residual sugar and a completely unusual profile close to what was before known as ‘vino de color,’ a sort of natural coloring obtained by reducing must, which was then aged for a very long time. Only 240 half bottles were filled from this single cask that had been sealed since 2001, suffering severe evaporation which resulted in great concentration.

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