Cuva Vella 1980

93 Robert Parker - 91 James Suckling - Best Sweet fortified wine at "UK Wines From Spain Awards" - Gold Medal Muscats du Monde - 93 Decanter World Wine Awards.

A traditional liqueur from the Valencia region made from Moscatel. Cuva Vella is our 1980 vintage liqueur, the result of an oenological oversight: an old mistela barrel discovered in our old facilities in the port of Valencia.

A truly special liqueur, highly rated by international critics and much appreciated in high-end restaurants as a dessert wine.

Sweet white wine

Grape Variety: 100% Moscatel de Alejandría

Appellation: DOP Valencia

Vintage: 1980

15 % vol.

Winemaking: To make mistela, the alcohol is added to the clarified must before fermentation begins (unlike most fortified wines, where the alcohol is added during fermentation to interrupt the process).

Very few bottles of this liqueur are marketted each year. The wine we remove from the chestnut barrel is then replaced by 'fresh' mistela from the current year, recalling the Andalusian method of making solera wines. Each bottle is numbered by hand.

Tasting notes: Dark iodine colour with amber reflections.

Attractive, complex aromas of coffee, raisins, figs, caramel and liquorice, with spicy, mentholated overtones.

On the palate, it is warm and creamy, very elegant, displaying a harmonious combination of pleasant acidity, slight bitterness and sweetness, with a deep, lingering finish.