A Viña Franca selection

Terra Alta L’Abrunet Blanc

Celler Frisach

Cellar FRISACH L'ABRUNET BLANC
Type

White Wine

Appellation

Terra Alta

Variety

100% Garnacha Blanca

Franscesc writes:  "With this wine, work in the vineyard is very important. To elaborate, we play with different maturity levels of the variety. We conducted two harvests of the same plants. The first harvest was around the 11.5º to achieve the proper and natural acidity of the grapes and the cooler, citrus-driven notes of the variety. By removing some of the burden of the plant, the remaining grapes matured better. Later, we went to pick up the second half of the grapes with a potential alcohol of around 14º. Then, the two parts were joined together again during vinification. We get with this wine is the ultimate expression of the variety, the Yin and Yang of Garnacha Blanca. This wine is not clarified nor stabilized so as to express the purest scents."

Viticulture
Vineyard name

Finca Quart

Soil type

Clay-limestone soil

Vine agePlanted in 1995
Vineyard size5 ha
PruningDouble Royat
ExpositionNortheast, southeast
Altitude400 m
Vinification

Destemmed grapes, crushed and given 14 hours of skin contact before spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel with native yeasts.

Elevage6 months on the fine lees in stainless steel tanks.
Harvest typeHand Harvested
Fining/FilteringMinimal filtration and SO2. Fined during spring.
Additional info
Total production average15,000 bottles
UPC Code Bottle8437011788023