Montsant La Nit de les garnatxes ardoise  2016

CELLER DE CAPÇANES

Montsant La Nit de les garnatxes ardoise
2016

Country
Spain
Regulated designation
Denominación de origen (DO)
Region
Cataluna
Appellation
Montsant
Varietal(s)
Garnacha 100 %
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Sugar content
3.8 g/l
Producer's website

About this winery

CAPÇANES, a village hidden away in the Priorato hills inland from Tarragona is the source of many fine wines today but has a long wine growing history. Prior to Phylloxera at the turn of the 19th century was very densely planted but after the devastation caused by this insect only about 1/5th of the original vineyards was replanted predominantly with Garnacha which was the popular grape variety. Some of those vineyards, approaching 100 years old, still exist and are in production although...

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Production notes

Fermented at controlled temperatures (24-28ºC) Maceration: 28 days. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation carried out in French oak barrels (500L).Soft filtering.

Tasting notes

Intense cherry color; this is a really complex wine with a high mineral taste and balsamic aroma.

Press reviews

James Suckling

- 93 points -

(Vintage 2018)

Plenty of flowers and wild herbs in the most sophisticated of this terroir series from an excellent cooperative winery. This medium-to full-bodied grenache has elegantly dry tannins that push the crisp finish along at a brisk clip.

 

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James Suckling

- 92 points -

James Suckling, August 2018 (Vintage 2016)

Ce vin charmant et floral offre une élégance et une délicatesse qui persistent jusqu'à la longue finale.

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