Tasting Note
Medium ruby with violet glints. Cherry, red berries, a hint of liqueur and spiced cake. Medium-bodied, floral and fruity, with soft, ripe tannins.
Drink it with: cheeses, white meats, rice dishes or dried fruit.
The Winemaking
Each variety is made separately in steel at 22–25°C, with 8–10 days on the skins. Malolactic in steel. No oak.
The Vineyards
Alluvial soils lower down; higher terraces and slopes of stony, mineral soils with granite and slate.
The Producer
Celler de Capçanes is a village co-operative in the Montsant hills of Catalonia. Since the early 1990s it has worked closely with its growers to become one of the area's leading wineries, with a focus on individual plots and old-vine Garnacha. Anna Rovira is the winemaker.
The Details
Tasting Note
Medium ruby with violet glints. Cherry, red berries, a hint of liqueur and spiced cake. Medium-bodied, floral and fruity, with soft, ripe tannins.
Drink it with: cheeses, white meats, rice dishes or dried fruit.
The Winemaking
Each variety is made separately in steel at 22–25°C, with 8–10 days on the skins. Malolactic in steel. No oak.
The Vineyards
Alluvial soils lower down; higher terraces and slopes of stony, mineral soils with granite and slate.
The Producer
Celler de Capçanes is a village co-operative in the Montsant hills of Catalonia. Since the early 1990s it has worked closely with its growers to become one of the area's leading wineries, with a focus on individual plots and old-vine Garnacha. Anna Rovira is the winemaker.
The Details