BRAO

2011 Vinyes Velles Nobles Bodegas Acústic

Grapes Carignan, Garnacha
Colour Red
Origin Spain, Montsant
ABV 15%

2011 was a very warm vintage here and in this year's Brao, Albert has tweaked the blend a little - it is made up of 45% Garnacha and 55% Carinena from very old vines here in this beautiful corner of Montsant, aged for 13 months in 1 year old French barrels. It has a wonderfully expressive nose of ripe, deep dark fruit, almost treacle but brought to life by exotic clove and beautiful asian spices. There is a wonderful deep richness to the fruit, super fine tannin envelope this intense, joyous hug of a wine. L&S (Mar 2014)


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(70% samso and 30% garnacha): Opaque ruby. Highly aromatic scents of blackberry and blueberry liqueur, licorice and a hint of lavender. Enters lush and rich but with impressive freshness, offering flavors of bitter cherry and dark berry liqueur. Finishes long and sweet, with a floral note clinging tenaciously. Rating: 92 Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Mar 2014)

Garnatxa, Carinyena from 60 to 95 years old. Different altitudes (250 to 750 m). Five different villages (Els Guiamets, Capçanes, Marçà, Masroig and Cornudella). Hand harvested, 15 days of maceration, subtle pigeage. 13 months in new and used French oak. Braó is an ancient word used by our ancestors meaning courage and force. This wine has a very well managed oenological impact. It's very well made, concentrated but pleasurable. The fruit is really ripe. The nose keeps changing and offers a huge array of aromas including wild black fruits and Mediterranean herbs. A very exciting glass of wine. 2014-2017 Rating: 18 Ferran Centelles, www.JancisRobinson.com (Feb 2014)

Acústic Celler

These exciting wines, from very old vines in the DO of Montsant (a 'doughnut-like' ring of land that encircles Priorat on all sides) is the project of Albert Jané Ubeda. Unlike Priorat's famous slate soils Monsant has a mixture of terroirs with more clay, sand and slate vineyards. Planted with Garnatxa (Garnacha) and Samso (Cariñena).

Albert is like an obsessive collector when it comes to prospecting new vineyards, even if he comes across a small parcel of old bush vines he just has to have it and this patchwork of sites add so much complexity and intensity to his wines. All the vines are between 30 and 105 years old, in harsh and stony soils of sand stones and clay.

Albert's philosophy is to create wines that express and bring back to life the traditional way of making wines here. He is all about authenticity and says his job is to look after the vines - he makes his wine in the vineyards not the cellar. It is the vines and the terroir that are the magic here for Albert and his mission is to bottle it!

Working organically since his first vintage in 2004, all the grapes are hand-picked. Vinification is traditional (small wooden press), there is a very prudent use of oak 'a good barrel is a barrel you cannot taste' says Albert, it should 'help the wine express itself not actually add its own mark to the juice'. All wines are then bottled without fining or filtration, making them the most exciting and expressive wines we have tasted from this upcoming region.

Albert also has exciting wine projects in Priorat with Ritme Cellar and Autocton Cellar.

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