I’m well acquainted with the excellent range of Fino, Amontillado, and Oloroso wines Alvear produces from the Pedro Ximénez grape. 3 Miradas Vino de Pueblo 2016 is a new endeavor for the winery, fermented under the veil of “velo de flor,” and aged in tinajas, traditional concrete tanks for eight months, it’s a dry wine with a compelling sensory arc of muskmelon, preserved lemons, walnut skin, ginger, and dusky earth. Medium-bodied, the texture is very much what one might expect from concrete-aging, a tensile spine of arching acidity wends it’s way to a close of apricot kernel and fleur de sel. Intended to reflect the region’s grand “cru parcels”, it’s a modern style inspired by Niepoort’s unfortified wines, and sourced from three different parcels in La Viña de Antoñín, El Garrotal, and Cerro Macho.
92 Points