Javier Revert - Simeta Valencia 2021 (750ml)
Price: $63.00
| Producer | Javier Revert |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Valencia |
| Varietal | Red Blend |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 6431 |
| Size | 750ml |
Javier Revert Description
Simeta is made from the rare, local, and indigenous variety Arcos which once was widely planted in Valencia before phylloxera. Perfectly suited to the Mediterranean, this variety ripens late (always after Monastrell) but retains a fresh acidity and boasts a moderate alcohol level. Javi’s Arcos comes from 1 hectare of 50-year-old vines planted in the Simeta vineyard. Harvested by hand it is fermented 70% whole cluster by indigenous yeast in concrete vats, followed by aging for 10 months in amphorae and a few glass demi-johns.
Wine Advocate: 96 Points
The 2021 Simeta is a varietal Arcos, a grape with large clusters and grapes with thick skins, from a single plot on the south side of the Penya Foradà mountain planted in 1970 on rocky limestone and iron soils. It fermented with full clusters and indigenous yeasts in concrete vats, including malolactic, and matured in 500-liter French oak barrels for 12 months. It has 13.15% alcohol and is Mediterranean, floral and fresh with herbal and spicy notes, serious and balanced, with very fine tannins, nicely textured and with a long, dry and tasty finish. Revert thinks Arcos on a south-facing exposition on rocky soils delivers powerful wines and it's not as ethereal as other places. This follows the style of the 2020 with the freshness of the 2021 harvest, as it benefited from 40 liters of rain before the harvest that seems to have loaded the wine with energy, keeping the freshness and depth. The balance and mouthfeel are superb. 1,400 bottles were filled in March 2023.
