Telmo Rodriguez, Cebreros Pegaso Arrebatacapas Brut Zero dusty soil

dusty soil

An overtly ripe yet agreeably fresh nose mixes notes of spice

powerful and incredibly well-balanced

the Cariad is a total knock-out

5% the highest in alcohol of this years Breuer cru-bottlings (whereas it was the lightest of them in 2009)

Telmo Rodriguez, Cebreros Pegaso Arrebatacapas Brut Zero dusty soilThere is a sense of contained ripeness in the 2022 Pegaso Arrebatacapas, and I had the feeling that 2022 is the year this single vineyard bottling shows best and above the rest of wines from the year. Despite having higher alcohol (15. 4%), the pH is lower (3. 32) and the acidity higher (6. 03), but it comes through as very balanced. In 2022, the plants got blocked and the cycle was shorter and didn't have time to burn the acidity. All the 2022s are