Item Number: 6894 UPC: 8437004333520

Country: Spain
Region: Catalunya Sub Region: Catalunya
Appellation/AVA: Montsant DO
Vintage: 2011
Grape(s): 50% Tempranillo / 50% Garnacha
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14.4
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Location: This relatively new DO (approved in 2001) forms a horseshoe around the Priorat region, taking its name from the rocky massif of Monsant. The vineyards fall in spectacularly beautiful hilly countryside, scattered between olive groves (producing excellent quality oil), forest and bare mountain peaks. Soils here are limestone and loam over a granite and slate base. Mas d'En Fornós and Guiamets, the vineyards for Cabirol Red, surround the mountains of the natural park Llaberia in Priorat, The local name for the soil type is "pinyolencs," which are rich in calcium, giving acidity and freshness to the wines. The weather can get quite warm in summer time, but every summer afternoon a wind coming from the Mediterranean Sea called "Marinada" cools down the temperature. Cabirol is the Catalan name for a wild goat which lives in the mountains surrounding the vineyards. 

Winemaking Notes: Organic vines aging from 20-35 years on limestone soils at 400-600 meters. The wine spends 5 months in French and American oak barriques.