Montsant 'La Solucio Rosa' Rosat 2021 94WA
(Rose)

94 pts Wine Advocate
The unusual, characterful rosé 2021 Dido La Solució Rosa feels reductive and flinty with the character from the year, which was accentuated with some of the varieties—they reckon the Cariñena, even if it's a very small part of the blend of Garnacha Tinta, Garnacha Blanca, Garnacha Gris, Tempranillo, Macabeo and Cariñena. The old 4,600-liter oak foudre (over 50 years old!) used for this wine also adds to the character. In Montsant, the year seems to have marked the wines a lot. This year, the wine feels a lot more like a white wine; the red part comes out in warmer years, whereas cooler years deliver a more austere, elegant and sharp wine closer to a white. This wine matures incredibly in bottle; I've recently drunk some of the first vintages, and the wine is going very strong. 12,718 bottles were produced. It was bottled in March 2023.

A wine made with different types of Garnatxa (Grey, Red and White) to add volume and density but also with Macabeu and Carinyena to provide acidity and Ull de Llebre balance alcohol.
Grapes: Garnatxa negra 50% Macabeu 20% Ull de Llebre 15% Carinyena 10% Garnatxa blanca 2.5% Garnatxa gris 2.5%
After pressing all the varietals at the same time, the grape most was fermented in more than ten years old barrels. The fermentation process was long and lasted 6 months. This process was then followed by 7/8 months of ageing in the same barrels. Then it goes to a big foudre of more than 50 years old of 4500l, for 10 more months. A pale and aged rosé following the tendency of the great rosés of the world. A Mediterranean, from the South, well-structured and ageing potential wine.