75 cl BottleTerra AltaLaFou de Batea is a red wine produced by LaFou in D.O. Terra Alta with the varieties garnacha tintaandsamsó (carignan). The most personal wine of the winery. Micro vinifications separately from vineyards of 50-70 years, in which red and hairy grenache coexist, with a small part of samsó. Made in Spain Gourmet always offers the best of Spanish gastronomy. Score: Peñín 91; Suckling 91
Pioneer in the white grenache style, different works are carried out to extract the best virtues of each vineyard. In the youngest vineyards, an earlier harvest is carried out to enhance acidity and primary fruit; the oldest vineyards are harvested in a more advanced state of ripeness.
Ramon Roqueta, a lover of grenache, develops his project Lafou Celler in the Terra Alta. A vineyard owned by him, located in Mas Gabrielet, a property located north of the municipality of Batea (Tarragona). As a result, they obtain elaborations with varietal typicity and the characteristic of the terroir.
Technical Sheet
Winery: Own Vineyards, at LaFou Celler, Batea (Tarragona) D.O. Terra AltaVintage: 2016 Degree: 14.5% Variety: 85% Red and hairy Grenache, 15% Samsó Service temperature: 16ºC Tasting notes: Deep cherry color, presents a wide range of aromatic sensations. Hints of raw hazelnut, red fruit and balsamic memories of undergrowth, which then evolve towards notes of plum and black olive. In the mouth, it provides a fresh entry reminiscent of fruit, good acidity that balances the sweetness of the grenache, and a long finish.Elaboration:LaFou de Batea comes from vineyards between 40 and 70 years old planted in predominantly calcareous soils, with clay and loamy-clay texture at over 350 meters above sea level. Yields are low and a manual harvest is carried out. Upon entering the winery, the grapes pass through a cold chamber where they are cooled to 5ºC. After destemming, fermentation takes place in small open stainless steel tanks, with an aerial punching system. Aging for 12 months in 300-liter Central European oak barrels and concrete eggs. Pairing: at Made in Spain Gourmet we recommend it with mushrooms, roasts, semi-cured goat or sheep cheeses, grilled red meats, roasted red meats. Iberian cold cuts and acorn-fed ham.
The Terra Alta PDO, the Mediterranean inland The production and elaboration area of the PDO "Terra Alta" (DOTA) is located south of Catalonia, between the Ebro River and the border with Aragonese lands, and includes the 12 municipalities of the Terra Alta region. Its landscape maintains all the characteristic features of an inland terroir close to the Mediterranean Sea: prelitoral limestone mountain ranges (Puertos de Horta, Sierras de Pàndols i Cavalls), small rivers (the Algars and the Canaletes), conglomerate rock mountains, holm oak and white pine forests, and above all, agricultural soils colored by typical Mediterranean crops: almond, vine, and olive. Within this framework, three units of agricultural landscape of clear interest must be added: La Plana, the Plateau, and the Valleys. Characteristics
Cultivated soils generally have medium textures. They have in common their richness in limestone and poor organic matter. The soil catalog of the DOTA classifies up to 17 profiles, among which the Panal stands out. Another feature that claims the Mediterranean inland character is the climate. Abundant sunshine and low rainfall. Two particularities stand out: a unique balance between the two dominant winds, the Cierzo (NW) and the garbinada (southern sea breezes), and a cold winter that denotes a certain continental climate.
Vineyards
Vineyards are present in all the landscape units of La Plana, the Plateau, and the Valleys, and especially concentrated in the central third of the production area, between 350 and 550 meters above sea level. The terrace is the most common cultivation unit and is a consequence of the interaction of cultivation with the varied terrain, arranging it in different slopes and orientations, often between dry stone walls -the margins- or terraces with vegetation cover, both contributing to avoid soil loss due to erosion. The most traditional terrace locations are the plains and the slopes, differentiated by slopes below or
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75 cl BottleTerra AltaLaFou de Batea is a red wine produced by LaFou in D.O. Terra Alta with the varieties garnacha tintaandsamsó (carignan). The most personal wine of the winery. Micro vinifications separately from vineyards of 50-70 years, in which red and hairy grenache coexist, with a small part of samsó. Made in Spain Gourmet always offers the best of Spanish gastronomy. Score: Peñín 91; Suckling 91
Pioneer in the white grenache style, different works are carried out to extract the best virtues of each vineyard. In the youngest vineyards, an earlier harvest is carried out to enhance acidity and primary fruit; the oldest vineyards are harvested in a more advanced state of ripeness.
Ramon Roqueta, a lover of grenache, develops his project Lafou Celler in the Terra Alta. A vineyard owned by him, located in Mas Gabrielet, a property located north of the municipality of Batea (Tarragona). As a result, they obtain elaborations with varietal typicity and the characteristic of the terroir.
Technical Sheet
Winery: Own Vineyards, at LaFou Celler, Batea (Tarragona) D.O. Terra AltaVintage: 2016 Degree: 14.5% Variety: 85% Red and hairy Grenache, 15% Samsó Service temperature: 16ºC Tasting notes: Deep cherry color, presents a wide range of aromatic sensations. Hints of raw hazelnut, red fruit and balsamic memories of undergrowth, which then evolve towards notes of plum and black olive. In the mouth, it provides a fresh entry reminiscent of fruit, good acidity that balances the sweetness of the grenache, and a long finish.Elaboration:LaFou de Batea comes from vineyards between 40 and 70 years old planted in predominantly calcareous soils, with clay and loamy-clay texture at over 350 meters above sea level. Yields are low and a manual harvest is carried out. Upon entering the winery, the grapes pass through a cold chamber where they are cooled to 5ºC. After destemming, fermentation takes place in small open stainless steel tanks, with an aerial punching system. Aging for 12 months in 300-liter Central European oak barrels and concrete eggs. Pairing: at Made in Spain Gourmet we recommend it with mushrooms, roasts, semi-cured goat or sheep cheeses, grilled red meats, roasted red meats. Iberian cold cuts and acorn-fed ham.
The Terra Alta PDO, the Mediterranean inland The production and elaboration area of the PDO "Terra Alta" (DOTA) is located south of Catalonia, between the Ebro River and the border with Aragonese lands, and includes the 12 municipalities of the Terra Alta region. Its landscape maintains all the characteristic features of an inland terroir close to the Mediterranean Sea: prelitoral limestone mountain ranges (Puertos de Horta, Sierras de Pàndols i Cavalls), small rivers (the Algars and the Canaletes), conglomerate rock mountains, holm oak and white pine forests, and above all, agricultural soils colored by typical Mediterranean crops: almond, vine, and olive. Within this framework, three units of agricultural landscape of clear interest must be added: La Plana, the Plateau, and the Valleys. Characteristics
Cultivated soils generally have medium textures. They have in common their richness in limestone and poor organic matter. The soil catalog of the DOTA classifies up to 17 profiles, among which the Panal stands out. Another feature that claims the Mediterranean inland character is the climate. Abundant sunshine and low rainfall. Two particularities stand out: a unique balance between the two dominant winds, the Cierzo (NW) and the garbinada (southern sea breezes), and a cold winter that denotes a certain continental climate.
Vineyards
Vineyards are present in all the landscape units of La Plana, the Plateau, and the Valleys, and especially concentrated in the central third of the production area, between 350 and 550 meters above sea level. The terrace is the most common cultivation unit and is a consequence of the interaction of cultivation with the varied terrain, arranging it in different slopes and orientations, often between dry stone walls -the margins- or terraces with vegetation cover, both contributing to avoid soil loss due to erosion. The most traditional terrace locations are the plains and the slopes, differentiated by slopes below or
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