2020 Muchada-Léclapart Elixir Muscat

WINEMAKER: David Léclapart & Alejandro Muchada
REGION: Sanlúcar, SP
VARIETAL: Muscat
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic

Élixir is "our life perfume" described by Muchada and Leclapart as feminine, floral, demure, fine and with a beautiful tension. Its grape comes from one of the oldest vines that can be found from the local Muscat of Chipiona, coarse-grained, from sandy and clay soils of the “Pago Abulagar”

Made from 100% Muscat of Chipiona. The Vineyards are 40 years old and are hand harvested and fermented and vinified in used Bordeaux barrels (from 2013) for 9-10 months. Spontaneous fermentation; without rectification of any kind. Minimum initial sulphite. Work on lees. Without filtering or cold stabilizing.

Muchada-Léclapart is the project of David Léclapart (famed French producer of Champagne) and Alejandro Muchada (winegrower from Cádiz) in “Marco de Jerez”, a historic wine region, located on the Atlantic coast of Andalusia. Together they are implementing the experience and knowledge of David in biodynamic agriculture as well as the French school of good winemaking.

Their objective is to create a great white wine, without flower veil and without fortification, based on the respect and care of the soul of Jerez: the Albariza land and the Palomino grape. Located within the best vineyard lands of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, in the historic “Pago Miraflores”, taking advantage of the cool climate of the Atlantic Ocean, they have recovered three hectares of mostly old vineyard from ancient mass selections of Palomino fino and Muscat from Chipiona.