The Family’s Selection
Vintage
2016
Production
2.387 bottles
Variety
100% Picapoll Negre
Winemaking method
The fermentation is made over 16 days at 23ºC.
Manual harvest to ensure the highest quality grapes.
Maceration of 15-20 days pumped over twice daily.
Press not used.
Aging
New French Oak Barrels from Allier, 500 liters, concrete egg and ceramic vessel for nine months.
Aged for twelve months in a bottle. Natural cork country.
Tasting notes
A complex wine on the black variety Picapoll expresses all its essence and authenticity.
Nose: has a delicate and subtle notes of red fruits combined with a touch of spicy French oak barrels.
Mouth: we find a delicate wine, with structure, marked by a balanced acidity. The end is long and
smooth.
In summary, a unique wine that expresses the “terroir”, the weather and the nobility of our estate
in Pla de Bages.
LABORATORY TESTS
Alcoholic at bottling
12% vol.
Total acid at bottling
5.60 g/l
Volatile acid at bottling
0.50 g/l
PH
3.31
Residual sugar
0.3 g/l
Total sulphur
89 mg/l
VITICULTURE
Plot’s name
Vinya Margenat
Clones
SO4, Ritcher-110
Planting pattern
3.4m x 1.2m
Vineyard age
16 years on average
Soil type
Clay loam soils with low organic matter content
Rainfall 2015
383 litres/m2
Conduction system
Royat Double
Location
Manresa
Altitude
300 metres
Orientation
south-east
Production
4.503 kg/ha
Treatments
According to organic viticulture
Recognition and awards
93 Points Parker
Gilbert & Gaillard Medaille d’Or +90
Catalan Wine Guide 9.74 points
