Prieto Picudo from Matriarch and Rogue Cellar Door – Clare Valley, South Australia.
Prieto Picudo is a Spanish Variety common in the Leon Region, but quite uncommon in Australia.
Definitely a wine with body, it is not the shiraz shiraz, but it resembles the style. Immediately at the palate, this wine goes down pretty well. It has good acidity, and tannins are present and young.
I had the chance to taste it a few weeks ago and decided to share it with you.
Opening time 7:44 PM, poured and set in the glass untouched for a list of 20 mins, but still not ready.
Look:
Ruby red with purple shares, with good, narrow and slow alcohol legs, definitely a good body.
Nose:
Blackberries, green leaves, chocolate and/or liquorice.
Palate:
Definitely a wine with body, it is not the shiraz shiraz, but it resembles the style. Immediately at the palate, this wine goes down pretty well. It has good acidity, and tannins are present and young.
The wine results are balanced at the palate, lively and easy to drink, with a full body.
Conclusion:
A balanced and harmonic wine, look, nose and taste are matched. This is a self-standing wine, like many Australian wines, that can also work with food, due to its acidity and youth…
A negative point for me… just a lack of complexity. It could be aged to solve the issue, but it doesn’t require it to be consumed.
NOTE: I have been left a bit deluded, as I was expecting the variety to be more characteristic and unique.