The Family’s Selection
Vintage
2016
Annual production
4.878 bottles
Variety
90% Merlot
10% Piquepoul Noir
Winemaking method
Fermented over 10 days at 22ºC using yeast native to the state. Maceration takes place between 15 and 30 days. Pumping over is done twice daily. Tanks are drained without any pressing of the grapes
Aging
Aged for twelve months in new 500 liter French oak barrels before being aged 12 months more in bottles. A natural Catalan cork is used.
Tasting notes
Arnau Oller Estate Wine is an expression of a region where the natural environment plays a leading role. Its elegant full-bodied red and complex structures bring smoothness and subtlety to this special wine. It is a clear example of a well-balanced combination between fruits and hints of rosemary, lavender and thyme as well as subtle tones of licorice. To sum up, Arnau Oller stands out as a high quality, noble and complex wine.
LABORATORY TESTS
Alcoholic at bottling
14% vol.
Total acid at bottling
5,10 g/l
Volatile acid at bottling
0,361 g/l
PH
3,29
Residual sugar
0,6 g/l
Total sulphur
55 mg/l
VITICULTURE
Plot’s name
Finca La Boïga
Clones
SO4, Ritcher-110
Planting pattern
3.4m x 1.2m
Vineyard age
27 years on average
Soil type
Clay soils with low organic matter
Rainfall 2015
401 litres/m2
Conduction system
Royat Double
Location
Manresa
Altitude
220 metres
Orientation
south-east
Average production
2.800 kg/ha
Treatments
According to organic viticulture
Recognition and awards
ESTATE WINE
Produced in a specific area with its own characteristics, its name is linked to the vines that yield wines with special qualitative characteristics and according to specific production processes. This acknowledgments means the best wines in Catalonia.
91 Points Parker (vintage 2015)
Gilbert & Gaillard Medaille d’Or +90 (vintage 2015)
Catalan Wine Guide 9,38 punts (vintage 2015)