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Cairats
Montsant
In 2010, Ramon Masip and his Family found what they seeked-old vines of native varietals in D.O. Montsant. All from a winery built in 1900. From the recovery of old vines and practices that seek the balance of the vine and the environment. Along with the Mantra of ”Quality over Quantity” that is lived daily. Certified organic. Two estates totaling 12.3 acres of 40-60 year old vines.
All vineyards are certified organic farming. They incorporate the most advanced technologies for winemaking in the cellar for wine to express the personality of the territory and indigenous varieties.
It is a family project where They wanted to recover a way of life, which was that of their grandparents, with a vision that combines tradition with technology and international projection.
They have tried to escape from market standards and changing fashions and have focused on a long-term vision of recovering the essence of a territory with a thousand-year-old wine tradition. They have opted for wines with careful vinification, authentic and honest wines, made in an artisanal way, ... Wines with Soul.
The vineyards are structured in small plots with clay calcareous soils, on terraces with dry stone walls.
Our wines are estate wines. The grapes come from two estates. One is located in Darmós (Les Vinyetes) and the other in Els Guiamets (Pins Vens). The dominant varieties are Carignan, red Grenache, and white Grenache, with a complement of Tempranillo. We also have two very small plots with Merlot (550 vines) and Vognier (1000 vines).
They are aging their wines in French oak barrels and terracotta amphorae.
Frescal
100% Grenache Blanc. 9.84 acres from the La Vinyeta plot. 547' elevation. Fifty-three year vines on loam, clay, sand, limestone and calcareous soils.
Organic and Vegan certified.
Six months on the fine lees, stainless steel. Daily battonage for two months.
Production: 6,000 bottles
Yield: 1.8
Current Vintage: 2022
Origen
50%Grenache/30%Carignan/ 20% Tempranillo. 12.3 acres from the Pins Vens/Les Vinyetes plots. 547' elevation. Forty-Seven year vines on loam, clay, sand, limestone and calcareous soils. 5% French oak, (second and third use), Eight months on the lees in stainless steel.
Production: 11,000 bottles
Yield: 2.1
Current Vintage(s): 2021
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Opta
60% Tempranillo/20% Garnacha/20% Syrah. 25 acres combined from the Serrrazuela/El Fogón/Rio Mayor/Ristillo and Los Hornos plots. 3,280' elevation. Thirty-Two year vines on mainly limestone and sand soils.
Gravity from crush to barrel room at the bottom. Organic and Vegan certified.
Twelve months French/American oak and twelve months in bottle. Kept four years minimum before release.
Production: 30,000 bottles
Yield: 2.43
Current Vintage: 2019
Opta was the Roman settlement near the vineyard.
Classic
60% Tempranillo/20% Cabernet Sauvignon/10% Garnacha/10% Syrah from the Bildorada/Los Cosos/Serrazuela/Ristillo/Cuatro Pinos/La Zorrera plots. 3,280' elevation. Twenty eight year old vines with limestone with clay sub-soils. Twelve months French/American oak and twelve months in bottle. Kept four years minimum before release.
Production: 25,000 bottles
Yield: 2
Current Vintage: 2015
Classic was the first wine made.
Allegro
100% Syrah. 9 acres combined from the Los Hornos/Pájara/Los Algibes plots. 3,280' elevation. Twenty five year vines on mainly limestone and clay sub soils.
Gravity from crush to barrel room at the bottom. Organic and Vegan certified.
Twelve months French oak and twelve months in bottle. Kept four years minimum before release.
Production: 11,000 bottles
Yield: 2
Current Vintage: 2018
Ganadero
100% Garnacha from small sites around the village of El Real de San Vicente in the Sierra de Gredos, within Méntrida D.O. The Sierra is a chain of mountains South West Madrid. 2,700' elevation. Forty five year old vines mainly sand and granite soils. Three months in 500 liter French barrels.
Production: 30,000 bottles
Yield: 2.4
Current Vintage: 2023
Ganadero means Rancher in Spanish.
Manton de Manila
100% Tempranillo (Tinta del Toro) from site #5, just South-East of Toro. 2,427' elevation. Twenty four year old vines on soils of sand, clay and lime bearing puddingstone. Six months French oak barrels.
Production: 40,000 bottles
Yield: 2.67
Current Vintage: 2022
Manton de Manila is the shawl women from Toro wear in the Winter.
Castel de Fornos
100% Albariño from three sites in Rias Baixas within the Val do Salnes sub-region. Modia/Xesteria/Fornos plots with an average age of 82 year. Soils of sand, mineral and granite. Outside the village of Ribadumia. 323' elevation. Stainless steel with short skin contact.
Production: 30,000 bottles
Yield: 1.07
Current Vintage: 2024
Nivarius
100% Tempranillo Blanco from two sites in Rioja-Alta: Outside the village of Albelda de Iregua and in the mountains above Calvijo. 2,296' elevation. Twenty five year old vines with ferrous clay, calcareous clay and sand soils. Four months on the lees with twice/week riddling.
Production: 30,000 bottles
Yield: 2.43
Current Vintage: 2024
Nivarius is Latin for ""snow-drift" or "ice box".
Crianza
80% Tempranillo/20% Garnacha located in the original Valcuerna
plots near the foot of San Lorenzo. Twenty-five acres of
sixty-five year vines on clay/limestone and ferrous clay.
12 months medium toast French and 12 months in concrete.
Production: 25,000 bottles
Yield: 2.3
Current Vintage: 2022
Relevo
50% Tempranillo/50% Garnacha located in the original Valcuerna
plots near the foot of San Lorenzo. Fifteen acres of
eighty year vines on clay/limestone and ferrous clay.
12 months 500 liter French for each varietal separate, then
blended.
Production: 1,500 bottles
Yield: 2.1
Current Vintage: 2022
