Espelt Viticultors
Coma Bruna
2019
Country
Spain
Regulated designation
Denominación de origen (DO)
Region
Cataluna
Appellation
Empordà
Varietal(s)
Carignan
Alcohol percentage
15%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Sugar content
1 g/l
Producer's website
About this winery
Overlooking the Mediterranean and sheltered by the Pyrenees is the wine region of Empordá in Catalonia. For three generations, the Espelt family have been respected grape growers in this special place where the Pyrenees meet the sea, in Cap de Creus. Luís and Quimeta Espelt were already renowned growers when they decided to build their cellar in 2000. Their son, Damià, an agricultural engineer, expanded operations and took many of the decisions that shaped Espelt into what it is today. Anna,...
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Product notes
Single-plot wine produced in Rabós in DO Empordà. Old vines, first planted in 1909, with an eastern orientation on slopes of slated soil. The Tramontane wind reaches it slightly while the western sun caresses it in summer, promoting a good ripening without losing acidity. The vineyard comprises bush vines, barely rising a few feet off the ground. Short pruning produces low yields.
Production notes
Hand harvested. Cold maceration for 48 hours with proprietary native yeast strains, then for 15 days at 25ºC. Malolactic fermentation in barrels (of varying ages) in 700-litre volumes for 13 months, ageing on fine lees. Light filtration and natural stabilization.
Tasting notes
Bright cherry colour. The nose is complex and intentionally Mediterranean, with ripe black fruit notes and sweet spices. Subtle violet aromas. On the palate, this is a structured wine with persistence and multi-layered. Deep and elegant. The aromas and flavours persist on the palate with a long finish.
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