Cellars Capçanes, D.O. Montsant
Capçanes is, and isn't, a co-op wine. Capçanes is the name of a small village, south-east of the region's main town, Falset. The winery is the co-op of Capçanes the village. But this is no co-op winery! Run by a visionary German, Jurgen Wagner, Capçanes makes estate-style wine from within a co-op system. Extraordinarily strict selection criteria for fruit sees the co-op's yield classified into six distinct tiers, with reward per kg increasing significantly at each step up the pyramid.
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Montsant |
$41.00 |
12 |
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2009 was a cool year, producing intense wine in a darker register. Spicy dark cherry, with mineral floral and herb touches, fuller tannin than usual, juicy and succulent with bright fresh acidity. ‘La Sendal’ = ‘the path’, indicating the site halfway up the mountain to the towering Cabrida. |
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Montsant |
$165.00 |
6 |
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‘Cabrida’ = mountain goat, and it’s serious goat track territory – grown from 105 y.o. vines on all 4 Montsant soil types at around 500m altitude. A gorgeous nose, perfumed and pure, with sweet and sour cherry, earth and anise-clove spice. Supple, sexy mouthfeel, with rich fruit - cherry, satsuma plum, delicious, silky and fine with great balance. Complex, structured and restrained, very focused. As ‘maker, Jurgen Wagner says: “it’s sexy ... like instant attraction”. Tiny 0.6 kg/vine harvest, 14 months new French oak. |
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Montsant |
$247.00 |
6 |
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A very special selection of the mountain-top Cabrida material. Only a single vintage – 2006 was made. |
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Montsant |
$107.00 |
12 |
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It smells as if oranges really could grow on almond trees! Vibrant, juicy sweet-spicy berry fruits, lifted by sugar and alcohol smell beautifully boozed like liqueur cherries, tamed by magnificent tannin and acid, this is a sweet-savoury multi-dimensional thrill to drink. Just off-dry in effect (actually about 80 g/l residual) and wonderfully balanced. |
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