The Family’s Selection
Vintage
2016
Annual production
30.678 bottles
Variety
97% Merlot
3% Piquepoul Noir
Winemaking method
Skin contact for 13 days with frequent pumping over. The tanks are drained without any pressing of the grapes skin. Autochthonous yeasts with temperatures below 27 degrees.
Aging
Aged in 3oo liters French oak barrels for 10 months before being bottled to give a fully rounded and well-balanced whole.
Tasting notes
Intense red color. Make Sweet and smoky notes within a spicy balsamic that provide complexity. Balsamic, spiced and a bit toasted. On the palate the wine is fresh, acid, fruity and spicy. To point out the nicely integrated oak, tannins and acidity. The aging in wood gives it complexity and elegance. We recommend serving between 16ºC and 18° C.
Climatology
Cold and dry winter. April was the fourth rainiest month of the last 10 years. Spring temperatures were cooler than the annual median and rainfall was the lowest in the last 4 years.
LABORATORY TESTS
Alcoholic at bottling
14% vol.
Total acid at bottling
5,80 g/l
Volatile acid at bottling
0.54 g/l
PH
3.36
Residual sugar
0,70 g/l
Total sulphur
60 mg/l
VITICULTURE
Plot’s name
Finca Margenat and Finca L’ Alzinar
Clones
SO4, Ritcher-110
Planting pattern
3.4m x 1.2m
Vineyard age
17 years on average
Soil type
Clay loam soils with low organic matter content
Rainfall 2015
383,40 litres/m2
Conduction system
Double Royat
Location
Manresa
Altitude
240 metres
Orientation
south-east
Production
4.194 kg/ha
Treatments
In line with parameters governing ecological viticulture
Recognition and awards
VINARI awards: Best red wine with aging and Best ecologic wine in Catalunya
Gilbert & Gaillard Medaille d’Or +90
Catalunya Wine Guide 9.34 points
90 points Parker
