La Morera de Montsant

Vintage:

2014

Varieties:

Grenache: 50%.
Merlot: 30%.
Honest cabernet: 10%.
Cabernet sauvignon: 5%.
Carignan: 5%.

Fermentation:

Duration: 22 days on average.
Temperature: 25°C-28°C max.

Barrel aging:

French oak: 100%.
Time in barrel: 22 months.

Bottling:

Filtered: no.
Bottling date: December 2016.

Vines:

A coupage dominated by black grenache from vineyards in the municipality of La Morera de Montsant, at an altitude of 720 metres, to which small amounts of other varieties are added depending on the vintage. The grenache comes from old vines between 15 and 30 years old in La Morera de Montsant, the cabernet sauvignon is from 20-year-old vines and the merlot and honest cabernet are from 15-year-old vines.

Analysis:

Alcohol: 15.5% vol.
Total acidity: 6.6 g/l tartaric acid.
Volatile acidity: 0.77 g/l acetic acid.
Total sulphur: 52 mg/l.
Sugars: 0.84 g/l.