Mas dels Ponts
50% Red Garnacha
30% Cariñena
10% Cabernet Sauvignon
10% Syrah
Medium ruby with flecks of violet; lovely perfume of liquor-like cherry and red
berries; spicy; ripe and soft; floral; ripe red berries; medium bodied; fruity finish with soft
tannins, well balanced freshness, and seductive glycerine sweetness.
VINIFICATION
Fermentation at controlled temperature (24-28ºC). Malolactic fermentation in concrete vats.
Maceration: 10-12 days. The varieties are vinified together.
Chemical stabilization and soft filtration.
AGING
Aging from 9 to 12 months in French oak barrels.
VINEYARDS
Grenache, Carignan vines from different parts of the valley.
Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon: 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
VINTAGE
Manual
Harvest lasts from early September until mid October
Yield:
1kg -1,5kg per vine
40 – 50hl per ha
ANALYSIS
14,5 % vol. Alcohol
4,9 g/l acidity (tartaric)
<1 g/l residual sugar
TOTAL PRODUCTION
12.000 liters
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