Mas del Serral 2012

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2012 Mas del Serral
(2,372 bottles, 180 magnums; TA 6.2g/l (as tartaric); pH 2.99; RS 1.7g/l)
The fifth vintage of Mas del Serral began with a cold winter and a cool spring. Summer was again dry and warm, with a hot late-summer period. Drought reduced the crop of small, healthy grapes; the juice was concentrated and well balanced. Harvesting took place on September 1. (I tasted a specially disgorged bottle sample with lees aging curtailed by a month or two compared to the May 2023 release.)
Bright gold in color, with a fine seethe of bubbles. Characterful, typically Catalan, and memorably varietal aromas of dry grasses and wild flowers in fresh, expressive, focused style. Serene, harmonious, and classic. On the palate, the wine is bright, glowing, intense, driven, and vinous, with a delicious curl of acidity; flavor of malt biscuit, lemon, and zest. Classical and perfectly proportioned.