La Forastera Merlot

Esteve i Gibert

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Penedès

Variety

100% Merlot

Viticulture

Soil type

Calcareous

Vine age32 years old

Vineyard size.55 hectares

Vinification

Fruit is hand harvested and hand selected in the vineyard then cooled for 24 hours prior to destemming (80% of fruit), foot stomping, and cold soaking for 15 days. Grapes then ferment with native yeasts.

Elevage8 months in medium-toasted French barrels

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Additional info

Total production average2339 bottles

More about
the producer

Esteve i Gibert

Founded in 2009

19 hectares

Esteve i Gibert Viticultores has been producing wine for eight generations on their farm in the sub-zone of Les Muntanyes d’Ordal. Their Masia (big farm house), called “Cal Panxa,” boasts over 100 years of winemaking history. Here, altitude is 320m above sea level. From their vineyards, you see the entire town of Sant Sadurni d’Anoia, as well as the holy mountain of “Montserrat."

In 1976, Esteve i Gibert family stopped making wines with their own grapes and focused on selling their fruit to big wineries in Penedès. At the time, the price of grapes was stable, and big wineries paid more respect to grape growers. However, shortly after their decision to sell, the price of grapes dropped significantly – and continued to do so. In 2009, the family made a decision. Josep Esteve...