Naturalment Blanc
2021
Area: D.O. Terra Alta (Catalonia, Spain).
Grape varieties: 100% White grenache.
Graduation: 13,5º
Type of Wine: no oak white
Description:
White grenache fermented with its wild yeast and following a minimum intervention philosophy.
Wild
yeast
Spontanious
fermentation
Starter in the
vinyeard
No Aging
Crop
of dry land
Hand-picked
Low performance
Low level in
sulphites
Suitable for
vegans
Biosphere
Reserve
Wild
yeast
Spontanious
fermentation
Starter in the
vinyeard
I am
No Aging
Crop
of dry land
Hand-picked
Low performance
Low level in
sulphites
Suitable for
vegans
Biosphere
Reserve
I am
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Elaboration
A week before the harvest a pied de cuve is prepared in the vineyard, letting the wild yeast reproduce. When the grapes enter the winery, they are left in contact with the skins at a low temperature for 24h. Afterwards it is pressed and inoculated with the pied de cuve. The fermentation is carried out in a stainless steel vat. Before bottling the wine is clarified and lightly filtered, therefore sediments may form.
Tasting note
Interesting, slightly color between amber and pinky. Nose a bit phenolic, yet clean and precise. Firm on the palate with tannins and a balanced acidity level. Complex with some yellow apple, a zesty and mineral character, a light nutty sensation. Remarkably long finish in which spiciness and well-dosed tannins make you want to take another sip.
Tasting by Frank Smulders MW (Master of Wine desde 1992).
