7,000 litre open tanks are used to group pickings of distinct ripeness, fermented with indigenous yeasts. After 15 days’ maceration, the wines spends 8 months resting in tank before selection and blending. It’s a blend of fruit from mature/maturing vines in five different vineyards (Pregona, Parada, Closos, Pla Saqueta y Forsans). 50% Garnatxa, with Caranyena, Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet. Freshness, fruit and simplicity are the core values. Bilberry, currant and fresh mineral earth. A line of herbal balsam opens to vegetal red florals - rock rose, gardenia, geranium and mint. The palate comes together in a sour red tea line, almost like a gum-leaf tisane, with a touch of dark make spice at back. It’s fluid, low glycerol and gentle with easy run. A quiet and quite lovely little thing with a slate hint waiting out back to bring it all home, where a bracken flush of local balsam joins in a finish that is the wine’s best part. Scott Wasley 2024
