Molino Real Mr Mountain Wine Malaga 2018

Category:
 
Sweet Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Muscat
Producer:
 
Molino Real
Label Name:
 
Mr Mountain Wine Malaga
Vintage:
 
2018
Country:
 
Spain
Region:
 
Málaga (Axarquía, Cómpeta)
Volume:
 
500ml
ABV:
 
13.5%
Grape(s):
 
100% Moscatel de Alejandría
Acidity:
 
3
Sweetness:
 
4
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
10-12°C

Awards/Ratings
older vintages have earned high scores (e. g. , ~95 pts cited for 2014)

Tasting Note
Rich, apricot and orange-peel aromas with honeyed raisin, floral notes and a saline minerality. Lusciously sweet but balanced by bright citrus and herbal lift, finishing long with marmalade and spice.

Food Pairing
Western: blue cheese, foie gras, aged Manchego, tarte tatin, crème brûlée. Asian: mooncake, mango sticky rice, sweet dim sum pastries, Cantonese roast pork, mildly spicy Szechuan dishes.

Production Method
Grapes hand-harvested and sun-dried (asoleo), pressed and fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel; fermentation is stopped spontaneously and wine ages ~10 months in tank.

Vineyard Info
Molino Real, a project led by Telmo Rodríguez and Pablo Eguzkiza since the 1990s, farms steep, schist soils around Cómpeta (~350–1,000m) to revive traditional Málaga "mountain wines."