Description

Vinyes Domènech makes a 100% hairy Garnacha wine, in Priorat (in the Sierra de Llaberia, Tarragona). To protect and recover the Ancestral varieties, in 2011 they decided to graft a Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard to take advantage of the depth of its roots with a mass selection of the oldest Garnacha Peluda del Teixar vines.

Technical sheet

Store: Vinyes Domenech

DO: Montsant

Variety: 100% Hairy Garnacha

Grade: 15,0% vol.

Tasting note:

It is a clean and bright wine, with an intense ruby color. In the first place, we see notes of red fruits and citrus plums that contrast perfectly with the balsamic notes of liquorice, rosemary and thyme that follow. This combination provides an intense freshness reminiscent of the Mediterranean.

On the palate it is creamy, with a texture that is thanks to the velvety hairy Grenache. An intense and persistent flavor that ends with a slightly vanilla touch.

Operating temperature: 16 ° C - 18 ° C.

Viticulture: ecological and certified by the CCPAE and Biodinámica

Geology and soil: clay-calcareous soil.

Crafting: for its elaboration, the grapes are selected during the harvest. Once in the winery, maceration and fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks and then spend 12 months in French oak barrels.

Pairing: en Made in Spain We recommend it as it is a red wine, it can be paired with red meat, some fish, cheeses and vegetables.

COMMITMENT TO THE LAND

Founded in 2002 by the Domenech-Nogueroles family with the aim of conserving and improving the natural heritage of the estate, creating a wine project that expresses the landscape and biodiversity of the environment, becoming a unique ecosystem.
In 2015, the result of all this work was consolidated to receive the recognition of "Qualified Estate Wine" by Incavi and DO Montsant. It is a recognition that distinguishes the unique and climatic characteristics of the vineyard, the grape wines of the same property with lower yields and that have the most demanding protocols and scores by
part of the DO, as well as national and international prestige for more than ten years.

THE TERROIR

SINGULAR AND HIGH-ALTITUDE VINEYARDS

Vinyes Domènech is located in a protected natural space of great beauty between the Sierra de Llaberia and Montalt, south of Priorat and within the DO Montsant.

Over the years they have incorporated vineyards from the best places in the DO Montsant Capçanes, La Figuera, El Masroig,..., always looking for the highest areas, old vines and soils that give each wine personality and typicality. In short, unique vineyards with very little production where Garnachas and Cariñena give them their maximum expression.

BIODYNAMIC AND ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE

The biodynamic practices of Vinyes Domènech prioritize the basic principles that act in nature, and keep them in mind to provide balance and help the health of the plant.

The biodynamic practices of Vinyes Domènech prioritize the basic principles that act in nature, and keep them in mind to provide balance and help the health of the plant. It is really a form of open knowledge, rather than a closed set of methods and techniques. The plants receive the influences that come from the earth and the energies of the universe and that mark their vital rhythms.

Everything they give to eat in the form of manure, compost, remains, herbs, leaves, roots, etc., it incorporates so that, after a few months, it disappears to integrate with the Earth, enriching itself in humus and making it more fertile. The compound is very important for the vine. They need to revitalize the soil by providing good quality and stable organic matter. Balance the development of the vine.

Organic viticulture certified by the CCPAE-2007.

BIODIVERSITY

Its distinctive value is taking advantage of the biodiversity provided by the forests that surround its vineyards, considering it an interactive ecosystem that offers protection and balance to the flora and fauna.

Its distinctive value is taking advantage of the biodiversity provided by the forests that surround our vineyards, considering it an interactive ecosystem that offers protection and balance to flora, fauna and microorganisms. It is a unique and different process that can only be enjoyed in a natural environment. of great biological diversity. You will feel that the nature and landscape that surround its vineyards will captivate you and you will understand the essence of its wines.

SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability at Vinyes Domenech is a circular project in which each process and stage is designed with the aim of reducing the consumption of natural resources and the emission of greenhouse gases.

DO Montsant

In the DO Montsant, everything from large cooperatives to family initiatives coexist, as well as private wineries of various sizes and producers who make wines from their own vineyards using the facilities of other wineries.

Although the DO Montsant included 28 wineries when it was created, now there are more than 50 wineries that coexist. Despite the structural differences between one and the other, they all share the same objective: to produce quality wines that speak of this land.

DO Montsant wines are the result of a centuries-old tradition and current academic knowledge. Artisan products in which the hand of man intervenes throughout the production process, a process that is the result of an inalienable balance between the field and the winery.

Varieties of grapes

The DO Montsant vineyards are planted between 50 meters above sea level in the lowest areas, and 700 meters in the highest areas.

Among the grape varieties authorized by the DO Montsant, 4 stand out that can be considered historical and predominant. In the case of the whites, it is Garnacha Blanca and Macabeo, and in the case of reds, Garnacha Tinta and Cariñena, which represent more than 65% of the Montsant vineyards.

These historical and autochthonous varieties are the ones that best adapt to the territory and those that give DO Montsant its uniqueness within the world wine scene

In addition to these historical varieties, in the DO Montsant we can find wines made with chardonnay, muscatel, pansal, parellada, cabernet sauvignon, garnacha peluda, merlot, monastrell, red picapoll, syrah and tempranillo.

Garnacha and cariñena, the essence of Montsant

Red garnacha

Variety well adapted to heat and drought. With a very sensual aromatic profile, it produces wines of great complexity and well structured. The notes of citrus fruits with a background of balsamic and spices are typical of red Garnacha. On the other hand, due to the high concentrations of sugars in overripening and its oxidative capacity, red Garnacha is used in the production of generous wines.

Carignan

It is a relatively productive variety that requires sun exposure to mature properly. Cariñena wines have accentuated pigmentation and are aromatically very intense and of moderate degree, while enjoying excellent acidity. On the palate they are slightly astringent and very elegant.

White garnacha

Variety well adapted to warm climates, with very juicy and aromatic fruit, from which white wines with personality and great taste capacity are extracted. White Garnacha wines have good acidity and balance, whether they are young or aged in barrels. The aromas of honey and undergrowth and the silkiness on the palate are typical of white Garnacha.

Macabeo

Variety of large, thin-skinned, golden-yellow grapes. Good maturation and sugar concentration. It produces dry, fresh and balanced wines. The fruity aromas of apple and white fruits are characteristic of macabeu. They are consumed young and, in many cases, they are used to make coupages with white Garnacha.

The wines of the DO Montsant are faithful to their origin, resulting in unique wines that speak of how a climate of contrasts, the rugged orography, the variability of soils, the grape varieties and the hand of man influence to give life to some wines. singular, with identity. The wines of the DO Montsant provide diversity and enrich the DO, while defining it globally.

Red Wine

They are the most common in the DO Montsant, because, by tradition, these lands have always been lands of red wines. More than 90% of the grape production corresponds to red varieties, among which Garnacha and Cariñena stand out for being the ones that best adapt to the conditions of the DO and the ones that best convey its identity. Both give full-bodied wines, very suitable for aging. Red Garnacha has a very sensual aromatic profile, highly complex, and produces well-structured wines. For its part, the Cariñena is aromatically very intense and produces wines of moderate degree and with very good acidity.

White Wine

They are made almost exclusively with the two traditional varieties of the area: Garnacha Banca, with more body and structure, and Macabeo, which produces finer wines. Both are distinguished by their silkiness, structure and elegant and subtle aromas.

Rosé

Rosé wines have been gaining presence over the years. They are intense on the nose and silky on the palate, and stand out for their fruity aromas.

Generous

They are wines with a long tradition in this territory. In the past, when the wineries were family owned, it was common to have a barrel for rancid wine and another for sweet wine. Currently, the production of traditional liqueur wines is much more systematized but without losing space in the entire production. In addition, sweet, rancid and mistelas have recently recovered their prestige as a gourmet product.

Additional Information

Weight :	1,6 kg
do	DO Montsant

Information about Bodegas Domenech

The Vinyes Domenech winery is synonymous with the search for perfection through simplicity, but which in turn makes it something very unique. They do not understand the making of a wine without taking care of the whole environment as the most important thing.

This is how Joan Ignasi and Rita began in 2002, knowing that this area of the Montsant Natural Park is wonderful, very unique, that it has a unique biodiversity, and an incomparable landscape. And they wanted to put all of this in a bottle, so that it could be shared by as many people as possible, who, with each sip, could move to these wonderful places in Tarragona, an hour and a half from Barcelona. A luxury.

As all their wines are a luxury, worked in a monovarietal way with grapes from the area: the white, red, red-gray and hairy Grenache are the ones chosen for their wines. Considered one of the best wineries in the DO Montsant, they are immersed in that trend to care for and preserve the territory. Working the land and its vineyards with organic and biodynamic agriculture, and prioritizing the basic principles that act in nature, in order to achieve balance and better health for the plant.

Because sustainability is a first-order issue for the Domènech family, and year after year, they are achieving something very important. Which is to reduce the consumption of natural resources and consequently, the emission of greenhouse gases.

That is understood when one arrives at the vineyards. The natural landscape is very beautiful, created around a natural amphitheater, protected by a lush forest of great natural beauty, in the Priorat region. Characterized by natural slopes that facilitate different mesoclimates, which, in turn, provide unique wines. For this reason, as we fell in love with them, they occupy a preferential place in our wine selection at MadeinSpain.store.