Lumière 2019 is a magnificent white wine made from the palomino antiguo grape variety, sourced from the oldest vines (60 years) of the finest plot of the Muchada-Léclapart estate: La Platera, located on a gentle hill in the Pago Miraflores area within the Jerez region. This dry white wine stands out for its harmony, creamy texture on the palate, floral aromas, and notes of gunpowder, hallmarks of a great vineyard.
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General features
Grape variety
100% Palomino Fino
Type of barrel
French oak barrels used
Type of bottle
Burgundy Bottle
Barrel aging time
9-10 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Alcohol content (% vol.)
13
General Information
Lumière 2019 is a single-varietal white wine that expresses the vibrant subtlety of the palomino grape from what is considered the best plot of the Miraflores vineyard, La Platera. This vineyard is cultivated on albariza soils with lustrillos and calcareous subsoils of compact albariza to a depth of 2 meters, following biodynamic principles and ecological agriculture, a hallmark of Muchada-Léclapart.
Muchada-Léclapart is the project of two people united by wine, who together decided to create their own in Andalucía. David Léclapart (a renowned French Champagne producer) and Alejandro Muchada (an architect turned winemaker from Jerez) form the perfect team, combining expertise in biodynamic agriculture with the craftsmanship of the French winemaking tradition. Muchada-Léclapart owns some of the finest vineyards in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, within the historic Miraflores vineyard, enjoying a climate heavily influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. The Spanish-French team has restored 3 hectares of old vineyards with ancient selections of palomino fino and moscatel from Chipiona.
With a limited production of 7,640 bottles, this Muchada-Léclapart wine is fermented and aged in used Bordeaux barrels for 9-10 months. With spontaneous fermentation and lees aging, it is bottled unfiltered and unfined, resulting in an outstanding final product: a dry, balanced, serene, elegant, and saline white wine that pairs perfectly with grilled seafood and white fish.
Tasting notes
Nose with good aromatic intensity featuring fragrances of white fruits and elegant mineral touches.
On the palate, it is intense, elegant, and rich, with a very persistent saline finish.
The winery
Winery
Muchada-Léclapart is the personal project of David Léclapart (a renowned French Champagne winemaker) together with Alejandro Muchada (a wine producer from Jerez, Spain). They form the perfect team, with one bringing experience and knowledge of biodynamic agriculture and the other the expertise of the French school.
The goal of this young and innovative team is to create a great white wine, without flor and without fortification, focused on the Jerez region and based on two essential characteristics: the Palomino grape and the albariza soil.
This winery boasts some of the best vineyards in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, in the historic Miraflores estate, and benefits from a climate strongly influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. The Spanish-French team has restored 3 hectares of old vineyards with ancient massal selections of Palomino Fino and Moscatel from Chipiona.
In their winemaking philosophy, they are clear: minimal intervention techniques, organic farming, adding a minimum amount of sulfur (less than 10% of the usual), without using selected yeasts or acids, preserving the lees, and bottling without filtration. With this delicate work, they manage to produce a sensational wine: a dry, saline, and mineral white with seductive and pleasant aromas, long on the palate, and highly gastronomic.