Winery: Celler Bàrbara Forés                               

Region: D.O. Terra Alta

Vintage: 2020                                         

Bottle: 75cl                                                    

Grape Varieties: 72% Garnacha and 28% Cariñena

Type: Blend dry red wine, oak aged

Alcohol Volume: 14% vol.

Serving Temperature: 16º - 17º

Organic, dry-farmed wine made from Garnacha negra and Carinyena grapes from vineyards in the municipality of Gandesa that have a combination of altitudes, orientations, sunny and shady areas, plains and slopes.

Production:

The grapes are harvested by hand in the first fortnight of September, followed by a careful sorting of the grapes in the vineyard. 

Separate fermentation by varieties with their own yeasts in stainless steel tanks at a temperature between 22 and 25 degrees. The wine aged for 16 months in new 300-liter Allier French oak barrels.

Tasting Notes:

The  grapes are harvested by hand in the first fortnight of September, followed by a careful sorting of the grapes in the vineyard. 

Separate fermentation by varieties with their own yeasts in stainless steel tanks at a temperature between 22 and 25 degrees. The wine aged for 16 months in new 300-litre Allier French oak barrels.

Note: Best enjoyed over the next 3-4 years.

THE WINERY

Celler Bàrbara Forés is a family-owned winery that dates back to the 19th century. It is named for its original founder and winemaker, a pioneer of the 19th century, Bàrbara Forés (1825-1905), who, together with her son Rafael Ferrer, built the bodega and equipped it for bottling wine, which was something rare in that century.

Actually, the winery is in the hands of their descendant, Carmen Ferrer, and her husband, Manuel Sanmartin. They took control of it in 1994, restored it and made it work again. Later in 2019, their daughter Pili Sanmartín joined the family business, bringing with her a fresh approach that encourages the dialogue of wine with the arts, which will be reflected in the new line of wines she produces.