Mas dels Ponts 2009

Tasting note:

Medium ruby with flucks of violet; lovely perfum of liquor liked cherry and red berries; spicy;  ripe and soft; floral and masses a ripe red berries; medium bodied; fruity finish with soft tannins, well balanced freshness and seductive Glycerin sweetness

Grape varieties: 

60% Garnacha:
20% Cariñena
10% Cabernet Sauvignon
10% Syrah

temperature controlled fermentation (24-28ºC)
all four varieties were vinified separately in stainless steel and epoxy covered congrete tanks
maceration: 6-10 days
malo-lactic fermentation in tank
light filtration, soft fining before bottling

85%  tank aged (vintage 2009)
15% oak aged (vintage 2008)

Garnacha, Cariñena vines (5-60 years old) from different parts of the valley
Syrah, CS: 5-10 years
Soil in the lower vineyards is alluvial while the higher vineyards and all terraces and slopes are on poor, mineral, stony soil based with some granite and slate.
altitude: 150-450m
prunning: Garnacha, Cariñena:  traditional bush vines; Syrah, CS: on „wire“

manual
harvest lasts from early september until mid october
yield: 

  • 1kg -1,5kg per vine
  • 40-50hl per ha

14,1 % vol. Alcohol
5,2 g/l acidity (tartaric)
<2 g/l residual sugar

60000
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