Pittacum

Name: Pittacum
Brand: Pittacum
Price: 28.47 GBP
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A young, spicy and pleasant Mencía

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Alcohol: 14.50%

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Contains sulphites

Tipo de Uva: 100% Mencía

Red wine Crianza Respectful agriculture. 8 months in French and American oak barrels.

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Serve at: 16.0°C
We recommend decanting

Pairing

Red meat with sauce, Grilled red meats, Stews, Mature cheese, Iberian ham, Beef, Mushrooms

Style Pittacum 2018

Fruity

Spicy

Young

Barrel

Light

Body

Characteristics Pittacum

Pittacum is a red wine produced in D.O. Bierzo by the Bodegas Pittacum winery.

It is a mono-varietal wine of the autochthonous Mencía variety, from old vines spread over 200 different plots with sloping soils, good drainage and a great deal of depth that help a proper ripening.

Harvesting is by hand, and the grapes are transferred to the winery in small boxes of only 12 Kg capacity, avoiding breakage in the grapes as much as possible before arriving at the cellar. Once in the cellar, the bunches pass through a selection table.

Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks for 15 days at a temperature of 25ºC.
After these 15 days a bleed is carried out and it is kept in the tanks for a month before being transferred to American and French oak barrels where it is aged for 8 months.

Once the aging is finished, Pittacum is bottled and then stands for 2 years before coming on the market.
A great, highly expressive wine of the D.O. Bierzo.

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Description
Product Details

Pittacum is a red wine produced in D.O. Bierzo by the Bodegas Pittacum winery.

Once the aging is finished, Pittacum is bottled and then stands for 2 years before coming on the market.
A great, highly expressive wine of the D.O. Bierzo.

Brand Pittacum

Reference 232454

In stock 2000 Items

Specific References

ean13: 8437002557157

Ratings Pittacum

2015

2012

2010

2008

2007

2012

2008

2007

Tasting notes Pittacum

Pittacum 2012 is a powerful, meaty and full-bodied red wine. A good vintage in which it is notable for its balance on the nose between the varietal aromas and the notes of aging. On the palate it is intense, with a mouthfeel revealing structure and volume and with a very lingering finish.

This red wine is strong and convincing in the mouth with bulky attack and warming and very tasty on the palate. Covers the palate with with sensations of fruity jam and toasted touches. Excellent acidity which brings freshness. Noticeable, direct tannins, somewhat rough. Very long finish leaving toasted and spicy notes at retro-olfaction.

Intense, ripe picota cherry colour with a purple rim. Bright, clean and high robe. Dense tears stain the glass.

Intense aromas of black and red fruit, which give way to toasted notes, cocoa, toffee, tobacco and traces of minerals, graphite and humid soil. Minty and balsamic undertones.

This is a strong and forceful red wine. Bulky attack and walk and tasty in the mouth. Covers the palate in jammy, fruity notes accompanied by toasted touches. Excellent acidity bringing freshness. Noticeable, direct and somewhat rough tannins. Very long finish, leaving spicy, toasted notes at retro-olfaction.

Intense, ripe picota cherry colour with a purple rim. Bright, clean and high-robe. Dense tears stain the glass.

Intense aromas of red and black fruit which give way to toasted notes, lots of cocoa, toffee, tobacco and traces of minerals, graphite and wet soil. Menthol and balsamic notes appear in the background.

A tasty, dry, astringent and fleshy Bierzo wine with a delicate attack and a soft, silky and delicious mid palate. Its notes of liquorised fruit are nuanced by nicely integrated roasted aromas and wooden notes. Excellent acidity and slightly astringent tannins. Its very long finish leaves a smoky aftertaste.

Intense and dark cherry colour with purple edges. Bright and with a high robe. Dense tears that stain the glass.

Intense varietal aromas with lots of suggestive red and black fruit that becomes increasingly expressive and explodes once it opens up. It is nuanced by the intense roasted notes, the notes of cocoa, toffee, tobacco and the mineral hints of damp earth. It has a very good balsamic background, full of menthol, eucalyptus and liquorice.

Prizes Pittacum

2007

2011 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles-Medalla de Plata

Alcohol: 14.50%

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Type of grape: Mencía

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Contains sulphites

Alcohol: 14.50%

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Type of grape: Mencía

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Contains sulphites

Alcohol: 14.50%

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Type of grape: Mencía

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Contains sulphites

Alcohol: 14.50%

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Type of grape: Mencía

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Contains sulphites

Alcohol: 14.50%

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Type of grape: Mencía

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Contains sulphites

Alcohol: 14.50%

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Type of grape: Mencía

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Contains sulphites

Alcohol: 14.50%

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Type of grape: Mencía

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Contains sulphites

Alcohol: 14.50%

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Type of grape: Mencía

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Contains sulphites

Alcohol: 14.50%

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Type of grape: Mencía

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Tipo de Uva: 100% Mencía

Contains sulphites

Alcohol: 14.50%

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Type of grape: Mencía

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Contains sulphites

Alcohol: 14.50%

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Type of grape: Mencía

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Contains sulphites

Alcohol: 14.50%

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Type of grape: Mencía

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Contains sulphites

Alcohol: 14.50%

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Type of grape: Mencía

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Contains sulphites

Alcohol: 14.50%

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Type of grape: Mencía

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Contains sulphites

Alcohol: 14.50%

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Type of grape: Mencía

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Contains sulphites

Alcohol: 14.50%

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Type of grape: Mencía

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Tipo de Uva: 100% Mencía

Contains sulphites

Alcohol: 14.50%

Production area: Spain

Castilla y León

Type of grape: Mencía

Designation: D.O. Bierzo

Winery: Pittacum

Contains sulphites

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