Mas Candi Les Forques 2011

APPELLATION: Penedès
BLEND: Cabernet Sauvignon (70%) plus Garnatxa, Sumoll, and other autochthonous varieties
WINEMAKERS: Ramón Jané, Ramón Galimany, and Toni Carbó
VINEYARD:  Mas Candi is situated in Les Gunyoles in Avinyonet del Penedès. Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are picked from vineyard planted in 1982, using no chemical
fertilizers, antifungal treatments or pesticides. Other varieties come from a 0,5 ha vineyard planted with Mandó, Cannonnau (old Catalan Grenache grown in Sardinia), Monica (Sardinia) and Sumoll. Soils are composed of calcareous clay and gravel. Vineyard altitude is 300 metres above sea level, and climate is Mediterranean.
VITICULTURE: Certified organic.
WINEMAKING:  Grapes are hand harvested in small bins. Wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks and aged for 12 months on its lees before bottling.

This wine is suitable for vegans and vegetarians.

TASTING NOTES:
Sweet, supple, spicy, warm black cherry and blackberry fruit with a lovely smooth texture and notes of tea, herbs and spice. Warm and ripe and mellow with lovely balance and well integrated oak. Supremely balanced.