Montsant, Joan d'Anguera "Altaroses" - 2021

Name: Montsant, Joan d'Anguera "Altaroses"
Brand: Joan d'Anguera
SKU: 29172
Price: 25.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 29172 750 mL

This is a powerful and vibrant Monsant from the Joan d'Anguera estate. It shows beautiful fruit freshness with vanilla, dried fruits, and herbs opening up on the palate. Great depth of flavor with juicy orange and pithy acidity. Enjoy this wine with pork belly fried rice or paella.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2021

Country

Spain

Region

Montsant

Producer

Joan d'Anguera

Grape Variety

Grenache

Production Methods

Organic

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

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Staff Pick Notes

Located inside the Priorat region, the Montsant Appellation follow the Priorat style of winemaking, but not for the Joan D'anguera winery. When two brothers Josep and Joan took over the family business in 2000, they changed the heavy, muscular wine style for a more moderate, elegant and delicate. The 2015 Altaroses is from Biodynamic certified grenache, the wine is aged for one year in old barrel (5-6 years old barrels), a little sulfite is used during aging and at bottling. At first it feels big but wait 20 minutes, the nose is clean and rich, medium tannin, same for acidity with integrated oak.

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Glossary

Spain

Central to the Spanish winemaking philosophy is the belief that wine should be released only when it is ready to be consumed, and not a moment before. Spanish wine law focuses squarely on this issue: the terms Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are highly regulated indicators of the amount of time a wine has aged prior to its release. In Rioja, Navarra, and the Ribera del Duero (which have the most stringent requirements) red Crianzas must be aged a minimum of two years; Reservas, at least three...

Grenache

The Grenache grape (a.k.a. Grenache Noir) produces relatively pale, fruity red wines that often stop just short of sweetness. Grenache is familiar to most wine drinkers as an ingredient in the blends of the Rhône and Languedoc-Roussillon, where it can add charm to varieties that are a little rougher around the edges. The distinguished Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas appellations are both characterized by significant percentages of Grenache, while in Tavel and Lirac the grape is used to make...