“Hairy” Grenache from Terra Alta
Altavins Viticultors, Hairy Grenache Selection
A red wine produced from a selection of 100% Garnatxa Peluda (Borruda) grapes from the most exclusive strains in our low-yield vineyards that are more than 60 years old.
Barcelona/Editorial, December 9, 2024
Terra Alta D.O
It seems that as early as the 10th century the Catalans were making glass of the highest quality. Blowing and pumping, the glassmaking industry flourished and grew for centuries, just like its important counterparts in Venice and other centres. Over the centuries, the most beautiful colours decorated drinking glasses, jars and bottles.
Type
Red wine.
Ageing
16 months in 350l clay eggs
Grape Variety
100% Hairy Grenache/ Red Grenache
Tasting Note
A red wine produced from a selection of 100% Garnatxa Peluda (Borruda) grapes from the most exclusive strains in our low-yield vineyards that are more than 60 years old. Aged for sixteen months in 350 litre clay eggs, it shows deep violet and red berry notes on the nose, with a liquorice and creamy mouth making for a long and smooth ending.
Pairing
Grilled beef, duck, rice, goat soft cheese and moussaka.
Service temperature
Serve between 14 and 16 ºC
Alcohol Content
14.5%.
Points and Awards
Berliner Wein Trophy 2018 – Gold medal
Price 32,50€
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Learn more about the winery
>> web: Altavins Viticultors
>> https://www.instagram.com/altavinsviticultors/
Altavins is a small winery located within the D.O. Terra Alta, a wine-region, with thousands of years of tradition, in the southwest of Catalonia.
Altavins was founded in 2001 and since then we have been growing our presence and success in the wine market.
Our philosophy is simple; Identity, Honesty, Mediterranean Spirit. We take the utmost care when working with the grapes so that we may capture all of their virtues and, with minimum intervention, we harness their potential. What we seek to obtain is excellence in our wines and to extract the essence of this area with them.
Learn more about the winery
>> web: Altavins Viticultors
>> https://www.instagram.com/altavinsviticultors/