Finca Olivardots – Groc d’Àmfora

Scores
Guia de vins de Catalunya 2016: 9.54 points
Technical data: download technical data PDF Finca Olivardots Groc d’Àmfora 2017
Grape Varieties: 40% White Grenache, 40% Grey Grenache, 20% Macabeo.
The grapes come from autochthonous varieties from ancient vineyards with an average of 80 years old. All of them are located in the most flat of the region at a height of 100 meters above sea level where the soil is formed by pebbles, sand and granite.
Harvest & Vinification process
The grapes are picked by hand and collected into small crates of 10 kg.
Skin contact maceration followed by fermentation and ageing in 700 l. clay amphorae during 4 months.
Tasting notes
Bright golden color
This wine has a complex bouquet with bear fruit, apricot, citric, white flower, aniseed nuances flavors and some earthy notes that comes from the amphorae.
On the palate it is fruity and round with a great vivacity that offers us a long, fresh and mineral lingering finish.