Winery: Bodega Escoda-Sanahuja                 

Region: Catalonia (D.O. Conca de Barberà)

Vintage: 2023                                              

Bottle: 75 cl                                                    

Grape Varieties: 100% Pinot Noir

Type:   Dry Red wine, oak-aged

Alcohol Volume: 12% vol

Serving Temperature: 16° - 18°

La Llopetera is a red wine organically farmed using biodynamic principles. The grapes come from the "La Llopetera" vineyard, made up of clay and calcareous soil and located at an altitude of 600 metres above sea level.

Production:

Aged for 6 months in French oak barriques. No sulphur is added, and the wines are bottled without fining or filtration. SO2: <4 

Tasting Notes:

Intense aromas of red fruits with subtle notes of oak are well integrated on the nose and some mineral nuances. Earthy feeling, round with good weight of fruit and a smooth, creamy palate, and well balanced.

BODEGA ESCODA-SANAHUJA

Joan Ramon Escoda and Carmen Sanahuja, farmers, wine growers, and wine makers, started in 1997 using organic farming methods, and as of 2003, they are following the biodynamic methods of agriculture on their land. They are members of the Natural Wine Producers Association as well as the Mediterranean Biodynamic Work Group.
They use indigenous wine yeast for grape fermentation, and they do not filter, clarify, or stabilise their wines in any way to fully respect the values of the fruit and of nature. Since the 2007 harvest, they have also been making their wines with no added sulphur.