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Terroir Sense Fronteres Montsant Vertebra de la Figuera 2018

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Terroir Sense Fronteres Montsant Vertebra de la Figuera 2018
Producer Terroir Sense Fronteres
Region, Country Montsant, Spain
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 17690-750

The ‘spine of Figuera’ is 100% Garnacha from three old, high-altitude plots planted in the village of La Figuera—near the old slate-mining villages of El Lloar and El Molar. La Figuera is technically in the comarca (or county) of Priorat, although wines made from La Figuera’s Garnacha grapes fall under the DO Montsant, not the DOQ Priorat. Go figuera. On the slopes of the Montsant mountain range, these vineyards are amongst the highest in the region, sitting at 700-800 metres, and the soils are red clay-limestone with layers of gypsum. So they are alkaline rather than acid, and the fruit grown here produces wines that are so uniquely elegant and fresh that local growers call it ‘Garnatxa Fina’. The oldest vines for this cuvée are 80 years old, with an average of 60 years. Regarding the vinification, Vèrtebra de la Figuera was 100% whole-bunch fermented, raised in concrete and bottled unfiltered. 


Terroir Sense Fronteres Montsant Vertebra de la Figuera 2018

Reviews

“This comes from three vineyards at high altitude on clay-rich soils that have a limestone mother rock. It fermented and matured in concrete vats and has the chalky texture of the tannins, and perhaps the concrete amplifies the earthy/chalky sensations. This is an elegant Garnacha that is floral, spicy and transparent, very elegant; it was picked early and bottled with 13% alcohol. The palate is medium to full-bodied, with very fine tannins and the freshness from the altitude, the cool year and the soils. Great Garnacha. 6,500 bottles produced.”
93 points, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate

Reviews

“This comes from three vineyards at high altitude on clay-rich soils that have a limestone mother rock. It fermented and matured in concrete vats and has the chalky texture of the tannins, and perhaps the concrete amplifies the earthy/chalky sensations. This is an elegant Garnacha that is floral, spicy and transparent, very elegant; it was picked early and bottled with 13% alcohol. The palate is medium to full-bodied, with very fine tannins and the freshness from the altitude, the cool year and the soils. Great Garnacha. 6,500 bottles produced.”
93 points, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate

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