La Forcalla de Antonia Red wine
The Forcallà variety is 55 years old and planted on sandy ground in the westernmost part of Fontanars at 700 metres above sea level. The 2014 harvest had a spring with moderate and fresh rainfall. As of May we had one of the largest droughts in the last 20 years, with no rainfall until November, therefore a very dry year. As we do not have irrigation, we increase the tillage work to maintain the low spring humidity, thus advancing the harvest by 12 days, and reaching 14 degrees of alcohol.
In our opinion, a good vintage for Forcallà, with ripe nugget and slightly lignified scrape.
Elaboration: Fermentation with autochthonous yeast in stainless steel tanks of 2000 lts. with 10% rasp, with slight overruns. Maceration at 26º C for 21 days .
Aging: 8 months in 500-litre used French oak barrels.
Nose: Red fruit and berries. Some lactic touch.
Mouth: Very fresh, with tension and a balsamic touch.
Roasts, Sausages
parker 92 points.
