Celler del Roure Parotet 2022
£23.25
The wine
Parotet is Celler del Roure's flagship, a red from the near-extinct native Mandó and Arcos grapes, aged in ancient underground amphorae.
Bright and savoury, it offers red cherry, pomegranate and a wild, earthy, herbal note over fine, silky tannins, finishing fresh, mineral and long. A fascinating, singular red from old Valencia.
Serve lightly chilled or cool, with roast poultry, charcuterie, rice dishes and hard cheese.
The producer
Celler del Roure
View all Celler del Roure winesIn the hills of Les Alcusses, deep in the Valencian interior, Celler del Roure has become one of Spain's most exciting estates by looking to the past. Reviving near-extinct native grapes and an ancient cellar of buried clay amphorae, the estate makes wines quite unlike any others. It is a place where old ways feel thrillingly new.
Mandó, Arcos and a host of forgotten local varieties are farmed with care and vinified with minimal intervention. The old underground tinajas lend the wines a startling freshness, texture and transparency, red and white alike.
Singular, mineral and full of soul, these are wines that reward the curious and the open-minded. They offer a taste of a Mediterranean that most drinkers have never met.
Serve the reds with a slight chill and the whites well chilled, and taste a lost corner of Spain brought vividly back to life.






