2017 Muchada Leclapart Lumiere

Lumière is the flagship wine of Muchada-Léclapart, crafted from 60 to 65-year-old Palomino vines in the La Platera vineyard within Pago Miraflores. This white wine represents a departure from traditional fortified Jerez, focusing instead on balanced, elegant expression through minimal intervention winemaking. The wine undergoes spontaneous fermentation in used Bordeaux barrels and is aged 9 to 14 months in large format French oak, maturing on its lees. The result harmoniously unites wood, soil, and fruit, showcasing the terroir's distinctive chalky minerality and saline character.
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Specs

Type: White
Grapes: Palomino
Winemaker: Alejandro Muchada and David Léclapart
Vintage: 2017

Geography

Country: Spain
Region: Andalusia
Sub-region: Pago Miraflores
Vineyard: La Platera
 

Farming

Biodynamic and organic practices with minimal intervention. Vines are tended by hand and with horse. Soil surface work and use of green roofs. Careful pruning, avoidance of herbicides and pesticides. Manual morning harvest to protect grape integrity.
 

Harvest

Whole cluster fermentation from 60-year-old Palomino vines with direct pressing, manual morning harvest to protect grape integrity
 

Fermentation

Spontaneous wild fermentation in used French Bordeaux barrels (from 2013) without rectification, minimal initial sulfites (5ppm), no additions or adjustments
 

Aging

9-14 months on lees in used French Bordeaux barrels and large format French oak without disturbance, rinsed with low-intensity bentonite from 2018, bottled without filtering, fining, or cold stabilization