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Orto Vins
Tinto ‘Les Argiles’
Spain, Montsant
Red
Winery Overview
The meticulous, eccentric, and dedicated Joan Asens has been an influential wine authority in Catalunya for more than two decades, and as a professor of lunar cycles at the local winemaking University in Falset, he is considered a “guru of biodynamics.” With a vibrancy and freshness unmatched in the DO, the seamless wines of Orto Vins generally have a brighter finish, lower alcohol, and softer, floral, even elegant tannins.
Part of the La Luz portfolio
15-75 years old, ecologically certified, bio-dynamically farmed and regenerative vineyards in the parcels of Era, Planes, Obagues and Palell. Owned and operated by meticulous farmers to the point of picking out every raisin out of every cluster, pre-harvest, to ensure freshness. Joan Asens is devoted to the biodynamic calendar, as well as using natural applications that withhold those strict standards.
Terroir
Soil: Clay, granitic sand
Elevation: 90-190m
90% Garnacha, 10% Cariñena
Vinification
70% destemmed, 30% whole cluster, native fermentation in inox for 29 days (biodynamic calendar). The wine is then racked into another stainless tank for brief 2-3 months on the lees before going into neutral French oak for and additional 3 months. Nothing is added to the wine except SO2 at bottling.
Tasting Notes
A bright and savory Garnatxa with a juicy pop of bright cherry and other fresh red fruits. Medium bodied with good acidity and structure, the fresh herbs and black peppercorn, keep it lively and wonderfully paired with food. Roses and potpourri with bursts of fresh Mediterranean herbs, framboise and cocoa fill the senses.