ACÚSTIC BLANC

2013 Bodegas Acústic

Grapes Garnacha, Macabeo
Colour White
Origin Spain, Catalunya
ABV 12.5%

Blend of old vines Garnacha Blanca, Macabeo, Garnacha Gris and Pansal. Partly fermented in French oak 'barriques' for three months. Wonderful texture with powerfully structured fruit (almost Rhone and Viognier like) yet very fresh and uplifting on the finish. Would be sensational with lobster! L&S (Jun 2015)


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A rare, mouth-filling and rich textured Blanc. (Country Life Magazine).Harry Eyres (Jul 2015)

The 2013 Acústic Blanc is produced with a mixture of white grapes, 60% Garnacha Blanca, 20% Macabeo, 10% Garnacha Gris and 5% Pansal (Xarello) from different zones and soils in Montsant. It is pressed in a vertical press then fermented 70/30 in stainless steel and barriques and matured in contact with the lees with bâttonage for seven months. It's mainly fruitdriven nose is clean and shows white flowers, yellow fruit and some pollen but has good spicy and creamy echoes from the élevage too. The palate shows good balance and a sapid, salty sensation with focused flavors and good length. Drinking range: 2015 - 2018 Rating: 89 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (Jul 2015)

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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