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Wine Description
The Story
This wine takes its name from the walls that protected the monastery at Poblet during the Mercenary Wars. The unmistakeable identity of Grans Muralles is thanks to the stony, slate ground (Licorella) of the region, and the grape varieties believed to be extinct, such as Garró an Querol, using modern viticultural techniques. Together with Cariñena and Monastrell they create the unique spirit of this wine..
Origin: The unmistakeable identity ...
Wine Information
Appellation: DO Conca de Barberà
Grape varieties: Garnacha, Monastrell, Querol, Samsó and mainly Garró
Winemaking:
Date grapes picked: From the 2nd of September to 4th of October (it depends of the variety)
Number of days of skin contact: 12-15 days
Type of fermentation: In small stainless steel tanks at a temperature of 26°C with slow extraction
Number of days of fermentation: 12 days
Ageing: Aged in new French oak (...
Vintage 2010
RIOJA 2010 – Excellent Vintage
The Rioja Control Board has officially rated the 2010 vintage ‘Excellent’. This is the result of a strict rating process involving testing and tasting more than four thousand samples of the 284.29 million litres of wine made in this vintage. This result confirms the high expectations prompted by the high quality of the grapes picked during harvest and subsequent winemaking process, pointing to the possibility ...
