Poboleda

2023

Freshness. Elegance. Fruit. Persistence.

Varieties and vineyard

100% 20-25 years old Grenache.

Soil and climate

“Costers” and llicorella terraces.
Mediterranean days and Continental nights. High diurnal range.

Elaboration and ageing

Viticulture and wine with organic certification. Harvested by hand. First selection before gentle destemming of 100% grapes. Second berry by berry selection on the sorting table. A portion ferments in stainless steel and the other part in concrete eggs. After two weeks of gentle maceration, we press and only retain the free-run juice. Once malolactic fermentation is complete, the wine is placed in concrete eggs.

Ageing: in concrete eggs for 4 to 6 months.

Bottling

29 May 2024.

Analysis

Alcohol content: 15% vol. Total acidity: 6.2 g / L

61 €

Vintage 2023

2023 was another dry and warm year. The first part of the year had very little rain and the vineyard budded very poorly. This accumulated drought and the abnormally hot weather meant that flowering was brought forward by 15 days and the plants began to suffer too early. The change came in late spring in the form of rain. Between May and June, 150 litres fell in Poboleda and made the difference for the rest of the year. The shoots doubled in length, the grapes swelled and the plants regained strength and vigour. A couple of good summer storms rounded things off and allowed the vineyard to reach the end of ripening with strength.

94 The Wine Advocate – May 2024

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