The Bean Counter | Valencia, Spain

£15.80

Italy’s Appassimento style wine made from Spain’s Monastrell and France’s Marselan grapes. A wonderful ‘mash-up’!

Conceived after a Finance Director took issue with a few restaurant receipts incurred during very enjoyable, no-expense-spared, buying trip to Spain. To keep him sweet, a promise was made to name a wine after him. Sadly, “Brian the Accountant” didn’t quite have the right ring to it, so in his honour, they settled on this suitable alternative: “The Bean Counter”.

Old vine Monastrell grapes from chalky soils are picked slightly later in the season. A short maceration for just 3-4 days, then pressed and fermented in stainless steel. It is blended with about 10% of the fresher Marselan variety, grown locally, with a light filtration before bottling.

There is no drying of grapes as per a true appassimento. They are left on the vines to over-mature a little and then made in a more conventional way with some added grape must for extra body and a little more sweetness.

Italy’s Appassimento style wine made from Spain’s Monastrell and France’s Marselan grapes. A wonderful ‘mash-up’!

Conceived after a Finance Director took issue with a few restaurant receipts incurred during very enjoyable, no-expense-spared, buying trip to Spain. To keep him sweet, a promise was made to name a wine after him. Sadly, “Brian the Accountant” didn’t quite have the right ring to it, so in his honour, they settled on this suitable alternative: “The Bean Counter”.

Old vine Monastrell grapes from chalky soils are picked slightly later in the season. A short maceration for just 3-4 days, then pressed and fermented in stainless steel. It is blended with about 10% of the fresher Marselan variety, grown locally, with a light filtration before bottling.

There is no drying of grapes as per a true appassimento. They are left on the vines to over-mature a little and then made in a more conventional way with some added grape must for extra body and a little more sweetness.

Origin: Valencia, Spain

Grapes: Monastrell, Marselan

Tasting Notes: Intense ruby red in colour with powerful concentrated red fruit nose plus some chocolate and vanilla. Floral notes are hinted at on the palate with ripe strawberries giving way to darker fruits such as blackcurrant. Full and creamy with mocha and soft, smooth tannins. Rich and velvety with an excellent balance and a long, elegant finish that, with some opening, adds liquorice to its complexity.

ABV: 13.5%

Vintage: 2021

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Attributes: Vegan, Certified organic

Closure: cork

Farming: Organic

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Winery / Winemaker: CitizenWine

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