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Mario Rovira Viticultor - Alella

A personal project of Mario Rovira of Akilia.  Mario was born and raised in Barcelona and started Mario Rovira Viticultor as a way to explore the vineyards surrounding his hometown.  He and his wife Maria organically farm a couple of small plots in the Alella DO.  The vineyards are inside the Serralada de Marina natural park.


Mario Rovira La Flamenca 2019

75% Pansa Blanca (Xarel-Lo)/25% Macabeu from the 36-year-old Can Ballus vineyard.

Winemaking: 14 days skin contact, spontaneous fermentation, 11 months aging on fine lees in a combination of stainless steel, ceramic egg, and an old Manzanilla barrel (one each).  Low total SO2 (31 ppm). Bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Production: 300 cases

Professional Reviews

RP91 - Mario Rovira La Flamenca 2019

Reviewed by: Luis Gutiérrez

Issue Date: September 30, 2022

The white 2019 La Flamenca is the entry-level wine with fruit, acidity, minerality and subtle oak that wants to represent the fresher and more drinkable Mediterranean. It was produced from a good vintage that delivers a fruit-driven and expressive wine. It's a blend of Macabeu and Pansa Blanca (the local name for Xarel.lo) that macerated with skins for 12 days before starting spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel, then 60% of the wine matured in stainless steel, 20% in concrete egg and the rest in a Manzanilla Sherry butt. It has a subtle Sherry twang, a touch spicy and smoky, which is especially noticeable in the aftertaste. It has 13% alcohol and a pH of 3.33, keeping the poise and balance, intense and tasty. 3,600 bottles produced.

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