2019
Grenache Noir/Grenache Gris/Macabeu
This 2019 is a light and easy, lots of dark berries, it’s refreshing but still has some weight, and there’s some sort of candy taste at the finish.
Most of the vineyards are older (60- 120 years), so Tom works with many of the traditional Catalan varieties: Carignan, Grenache (mostly Lladonner Pelut, the ancient catalan strain of Grenache), Macabeu, Grenache Gris, Muscat d'Alexandrie and Muscat de Petits-Grains. These grapes are often co-planted together, particularly in the very old vines. The younger vineyards (25 -35 yrs old) include Mourvèdre (traditional here but not very replanted post-phylloxera), Cabernet Sauvignon (1/2 ha) and Viognier (1/2 ha). In total, 14 ha are cultivated, 12 of which surround the village of Calce. The soils are schist and marl, with an additional 2ha of old Carignan at 500-600m altitude on granitic soils in the high Fenouillèdes. Organic