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Terroir Sense Fronteres Montsant Vèrtebra de la Figuera 2022

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Terroir Sense Fronteres Montsant Vèrtebra de la Figuera 2022
Producer Terroir Sense Fronteres
Region, Country Montsant, Spain
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 23036-750

The ‘spine of Figuera’ is 100% Garnacha from three old-vine, high-altitude plots 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 (county) of Priorat, although wines made from its Garnacha grapes fall under the DO Montsant, not the DOQ Priorat. Go figuera!

At 700-800 metres on the slopes of the Montsant mountain range, these vineyards are among the highest in the region. The soils are red clay/limestone with layers of gypsum, so they are alkaline rather than acidic. The fruit grown here produces wines that are so uniquely elegant and fresh that local growers refer to their vines as Garnatxa Fina. The oldest vines for this cuvée are 80 years old, with an average age of 60 years. Vèrtebra de la Figuera was 100% whole-bunch fermented, raised in concrete for eight months, and then bottled unfiltered. 

Terroir Sense Fronteres Montsant Vèrtebra de la Figuera 2022

Reviews

"The red 2022 Vèrtebra was produced with Garnacha Fina, a biotype with larger grapes and thinner skins that produce elegant wines, from the village of La Figuera de Montsant. The vines are at 600 meters above sea level on pink clay and gypsum soils. It has 14% alcohol and a pH of 3.49 with 5.4 grams of acidity. This is a little more reductive, more serious and reticent and takes time in the glass to open up. It has a pale and bright ruby color and a medium-bodied palate with certain lightness and very fine tannins. It's elegant and balanced. They think of this as their Pinot Noir."
94 points, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate

Reviews

"The red 2022 Vèrtebra was produced with Garnacha Fina, a biotype with larger grapes and thinner skins that produce elegant wines, from the village of La Figuera de Montsant. The vines are at 600 meters above sea level on pink clay and gypsum soils. It has 14% alcohol and a pH of 3.49 with 5.4 grams of acidity. This is a little more reductive, more serious and reticent and takes time in the glass to open up. It has a pale and bright ruby color and a medium-bodied palate with certain lightness and very fine tannins. It's elegant and balanced. They think of this as their Pinot Noir."
94 points, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate

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