Venus La Universal

Montsant Tinto, 'Dido'

70% Garnatxa, 20% Syrah & a combined 10% Carignan, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon
From a 10ha plot of sandy gravel
40% of the wine is aged for 16 mmonths in various formats of barrel, while the other 60% is aged in concrete

Info

Producer:

Venus La Universal

Vintage:

2022

Country:

Spain

Region:

Catalunya

Appellation:

Montsant

Variety:

Blend - Other

Color:

Red

Farming Practice:

Practicing Organic

Sizes Available

Full Bottle

ES-VLU-02-22

12/750ml

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Press & Reviews

Wine Advocate

Score

Date

2024-05-16

"Tasting the red 2022 Dido next to the 2021 was a revelation of how transparent this wine is with the character of the year. This is darker, with a fruit-driven nose with darker berry fruit and a more voluptuous palate, reflecting the warmer and drier year. It's a wine with more ripeness and higher alcohol (13.26%) and a rounder mouthfeel, with glossier tannins, even if they harvested a little earlier and do shorter macerations or use a higher percentage of carbonic maceration."

REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES

Wine Advocate

Score

Date

2022-09-30

Wine Advocate

Score

Date

2024-05-16

"The granite soils from Montsant used for the 2021 Dido accentuates more the effect of the years, so this 2021 is sharp, austere and reductive, with a paler color. It has moderate ripeness and 12.8% alcohol, a nuanced and subtle nose with herbal and floral notes, a spicy pinch and a medium-bodied palate with some grainy tannins with a chalky texture. They play a lot with concrete, with about 40% of the volume, and the rest is in oak containers of different sizes, from 300- to 4,000-liter ones. This is a serious, mineral red that transcends its price point. 101,892 bottles and some larger formats were produced. It was bottled between December 2020 and January 2021."

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