{"product_id":"cesar-marquez-pico-ferreira-bierzo-2024","title":"César Márquez Pico Ferreira Bierzo 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e100 pts Guia Penin 2027 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e\"For years, talking about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eCésar Márquez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e inevitably meant mentioning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eRaúl Pérez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e , his uncle. It was a logical, and we imagine overwhelming, association, but today it's no longer enough. This recognition of Pico Ferreira 2024 is a major turning point for its creator and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003ea living demonstration of his creative genius\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eAnyone who has followed the evolution of this project since its inception in 2015 knew that sooner or later, it would make a splash. The first sign came with this Pico Ferreira, but that was the 2020 vintage (97 points - Peñín Guide 2023). Just one year later, their white wine, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/guiapenin.wine\/guide\/wine\/el_val_2021_b\/es\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eEl Val 2021,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e reached 99 points (Guide 2024), a score it repeated with the 2023 vintage (Guide 2026). In this new edition of the Guide, Pico Ferreira grabbed us by the shoulders, lifted us off our feet, and shook us with energy. It's a wine with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eBierzo DNA ingrained in its very essence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e , with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003ea controlled darkness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e , \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003egently reductive notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e , and a background of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003every lively, expressive, and electrifying fresh fruit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-6-12 last\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe first impression is restrained, even reserved. For a few minutes, it seems to measure each step. Then the rhythm changes. The fruit gains prominence, new nuances emerge, while the tension sustains the whole until the end. It's not a wine that needs time to improve, but rather time to be interpreted, as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eits sensory profile unfolds gradually\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e . Perhaps this is one of its greatest virtues.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003ePico Ferreira also \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003etells us about the person who made it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e . Not because the vineyard disappears, something that would be impossible given the stylistic force that Bierzo already imparts, but because the interpretation of its creator ends up being just as recognizable. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-1-1 last\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eThat mixture of initial restraint and growing expressiveness that describes the wine also \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eportrays the person who for years advanced almost silently, and who is now impossible to overlook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis wine comes from a single 0.6-hectare plot that lives up to its name. A vineyard located at an altitude of 710 meters and planted on slate soils.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eThere's another reason to take note of Pico Ferreira 2024. Along with Equipo Navazos' Bota de Manzanilla Pasada Nº130, it's the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003elowest-priced\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e wine among all those that have achieved 100 points this year (€60). This is a rare occurrence in a category accustomed to bringing together some of the most sought-after labels on the market.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eJust a year ago, El Val hinted that César Márquez was poised to enter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003ethe pantheon of Spanish wine greats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e . Pico Ferreira 2024 no longer hints at it, it confirms it. \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"share-icons\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"author__avatar\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"author__info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"author__name\"\u003e\n\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eWritten by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eJavier Luengo, editorial director of Peñín\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Indigo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55632661053819,"sku":"PicoF-bt","price":44.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/8388\/7652\/products\/87b0edda690fff291ad2b6b998f26d85.png?v=1698949656","url":"https:\/\/nywines.co.uk\/products\/cesar-marquez-pico-ferreira-bierzo-2024","provider":"NYWines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}