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The character of this wine stems from the singularity of the vineyard, our scrupulous approach to winemaking and vineyard management, and the potential of the Cabernet Sauvignon, which shows an amazing Mediterranean and ripe character, so much so in a particularly hot vintage like that of 2005.
Grape Varieties: 100 % Cabernet Sauvignon.
The vineyard: Mas Vilella is a single vineyard located in the municipality of La Bisbal del Penedès at an altitude of 220 meters. Yields are quite low (3.000-3.500 Kg./ha), and the wine displays the exceptional singularity of the limestone, stony soil with a good sand percentage, all of which promotes a particularly warm, rich and Mediterranean character for the Cabernet Sauvignon.
Winemaking: Hand-harvested and carefully selected, the grapes are de-stemmed. Fermentation took place at 25º-28º C, followed by a 15-day vatting period, malolactic fermentation in wood for part of the wine and an ageing spell of 13 months in small new and one year old French oak barrels. The wine was bottled in June 2007.
Tasting note: Deep cherry colour. This powerful wine displays great complexity and elegance, with notes of blackcurrant preserve, undergrowth, and sweet spices. The palate is rich, round and easy, showing ripe tannins, formidable balance and great length.
Label: It represents the wheel of a cart, which symbolizes the rural realm inextricably linked to the masia, the typical Catalonian farmhouse. |