Winery: Bodegas Mas Alta
Region: La Vilella Alta D.O.Q. Priorat
Vintage: 2024
Bottle: 75 cl
Grape Varieties: 50% Grenache and 50% Carignan
Type: Rosé, oak-aged
Alcohol Volume: 13.5% vol.
Serving Temperature: 8º-10º.
The first rosé wine from Bodegas Mas Alta, produced in very limited quantities: 617 bottles for the 2024 vintage.
It is a rosé wine with a white soul, reflecting the characteristics of each vintage. Marked with a gastronomic profile, it has an excellent ageing potential. It will continue to develop over the next 10 years, gaining nuances and complexity.
It is a single-estate wine sourced from the Roques vineyard, located in a privileged spot in the Sierra del Montsant Natural Park.
The wine has been organically farmed and produced, duly certified by the authority of CCPAE, the Catalan Council of Organic Production, the public watchdog responsible to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Catalan Government.
Production:
Made from a blend of selected Carinyena and Garnacha grapes in equal parts. The vines grow on vineyards and terraces that have been recovered in the natural park of the Montsant mountain range. Soils of clay-limestone and clay-ferrous soils at altitudes of 345 and 430 metres above sea level facing south-east.
Pressing of whole bunches. Half of the free-run juice is fermented in demijohns to obtain the best pure fruit flavours. The other half ferments in a new Julipe oak barrel, which adds complexity and depth. The wine is blended after 6 months of ageing.
The wine is bottled with a TCA-free DIAM cork.
Tasting Notes:
It presents a complex bouquet with aromas of red fruits, accompanied by subtle hints of violets, red currants, and wild berries. It's got a touch of minerality and a Mediterranean herbal note in the background. On the palate, it is round and fresh, with a light sweetness from the fruit, fine tannins and a long finish.
