Carignan Red Wine from Garrigues
Finca Barqueres by Tomas Cusiné
A unique 1.2-hectare estate planted with Carignan. Truly delightful, making it an absolute wonder to savour. Great ageing potential.
Editorial Barcelona, June 7, 2024
Varieties
100% Carignan.
Area: 1.2-hectare plot.
Orientation: Planted on the northeast slope.
Soil: Varying amounts of gravel and substrates of dirt and rock. Formed in the Paleogene, it contains clay and silt with intercalations of conglomerate and calcareous sandstones from the foothills of the Prades mountains that, in turn, elevate the vineyard.
Elevation: 712 metres.
Agriculture: Organic, CCPAE-certified. Exclusive use of organic fertilisers made by the winery itself. Control of the origin of organic matter and cooking temperatures. Ploughing between strains with preservation of the ground-layer vegetation. Biodynamic practices in vineyard applications and work.
Harvest: Hand harvesting into boxes and refrigeration of the whole grape, with a strict selection grape by grape on a double sorting table.
Production: Fermentation and maceration in a 5,000 L tank where malolactic fermentation also takes place. Aged in six selected one-year-old 600 L French oak barrels – from Allier. Aged for a maximum of 12 months.
Yeast: Work is done to identify and select the grapevine’s indigenous yeasts for inoculation during fermentation.
Production: Maximum of 4,600 bottles.
Tasting notes: Intense colour, black fruit, very concentrated, black plum and tobacco, mineral and persistent.
Designation of Origin: Costers del Segre.
Honours:
2018 Vintage Peñín’22 94 points.
2017 Vintage Vivir el Vino’22 92 points.
2017 Vintage Gourmet’22 90 points.
2017 Vintage Peñín’20 92 points.
2016 Vintage Guia ABC’21 95 points.
2016 Vintage Gourmet’21 94 points.
2016 Vintage Peñin’19 92 points.
2016 Vintage Vivir el Vino’19 92 points.
2016 Vintage Guía James Suckling’19 92 points.
2016 Vintage Guía ABC’21 95 points.
2016 Vintage International Wine Challenge Londres’19 GOLD Medal.
2016 Vintage La Guia de Vins de Catalunya’20 +9,50 points
Price €27.25
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Wines with character from Les Garrigues, at over 700m altitude.
“The winery is the first independent project that I began on my own, after having gained some experience at the Castell del Remei and Cérvoles wineries, which have always been family-run. It was in 2003 when I started this adventure, establishing myself in Les Garrigues region. My goal was to produce wines with character that would reflect the expression of the terroir, implementing my own wine philosophy and taking advantage of all the knowledge I had gained on the DO Costers del Segre wine region. A few years later, I focused on consolidating my style by prioritising the work being done in the vineyard along with precision viticulture, which have both been nourished by effort and passion. I hope to continue maintaining and increasing the prestige of my wines”.
Tomàs Cusiné, winemaker