Priorat white wine made from 100% Garnacha Blanca, with fermentation in French oak barrels and then aged for four months in the same barrels. Bottled without clarification and cold stabilization. Elaborated by Mas Igneus cellar, under organic farming standards.
Winery: Mas Igneus - Origin: Gratallops (Tarragona) - Vintage: 2008 - Wine type: White - D.O.Q.: Priorat
Wine details
Grape varieties: 100% Garnatxa Blanca
Ageing: 4 months in new French Allier Oak casks
Vinification: Fermentation 30 days at 15ºC. Battonage during ageing.
Vine age: 65 years
Ageing potential: 3 years
Information
Vintage starts end of September and grapes are selected by hand and transported to the cellar in 20 Kg. cases. In the winery a second selection of the grapes is made on a selection table prior to pressing at a maximum pressure of 2 Kg. The fermentation will go on for 50 days at a temperature of 15ºC in barriques of new French Allier oak followed by up to 4 months ageing on the lees with battonage. No finings nor cold treatments are done resulting a wine with a prevision of a minimal evolution of 3 years.
Press comments
Mas Igneus FA104 2003
The 2003 F A 104 (100% Grenache Blanc) was produced from 50-70-year old vines, and aged four months in French oak. The excellent minerality that is so much a part of this appellation’s red wines comes through in the crushed stone and floral notes. Tasty, medium-bodied, and slightly austere, it represents a Spanish version of a French Chablis. Enjoy this intriguing white over the next several years.
89 points. Wine Advocate #152, Apr 2004
Peñin Wine Guide 2004:
Mas Igneus FA 104 2001, 94 points. Listed as best Spanish White Wine
Peñin Wine Guide 2005:
Mas Igneus FA 104 2003, 89 points.
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