Salix

2023

Balance, intensity and purity.
Fine, gentle and persistent.

Varieties and vineyard

65% white Grenache, 20% Macabeu, 15% Pedro Ximénez.
Bush vines of 35 to 60 years old.

Soil and climate

Steep “llicorella” slate hillsides.
Mediterranean with a continental trend. High thermal contrast between night and day.

Elaboration and ageing

Grapes are hand-harvested. Rigorous selection at the winery's sorting table. Gentle press of whole clusters through the pneumatic press and the must ferments in second and third year French oak barrels at 16ºC. Once the alcoholic fermentation is finished we protect the wine to avoid malolactic fermentation.
Ageing: 3 months in second and third year French oak barrels in contact with the lees with weekly bâttonage.

Bottling

January 2023.

Analysis

Alcohol content: 13.5% vol. pH: 3.10 Total acidity: 4.3 g / L

50,80 €

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.

92 Guia Peñin 2023 – July 2023

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