A wonderfully pure-fruited and lifted red that simply jumps from the glass with aromatics of wild strawberries, cherry and plum alongside that unmistakable Mediterranean herbal edge. Find out more.
About the Wine
The first time we have ever gotten our hands on some sweet wine from the cellars of Partida Creus. This is a late harvest of Bobal, which comes from some very old ungrafted vines in Manchuela. The grapes are fermented and macerated in a mixture of barrel and steel - the high sugar levels in the grapes overpower the yeasts leaving the wine luscious and sweet, but still with wonderful high acidity. A long maturation in old wood allows an oxidative note to creep in, giving a sherry-like aroma, but the palate is still chock-full of deep red fruits and wild herbs.About Partida Creus
Partida Creus is the project of two Italians now in residence in the Tarragona region of Catalonia, just south of Barcelona. The idea of the project was to work with historical, often overlooked local varietals that in many cases were not recognised by the D.O. of the area: Penedès. Massimo and Antonella strategically went about buying up small plots of abandoned vineyards dotted around the area where mostly unknown varietals such as Garrut, Vinyater, Samsó and Queixal de Llop grew. They sought to revitalise the vines and work out the best expression for these old varetals, working without chemicals in the vineyard and without selected yeasts or any other additions in the cellar. They make an impressively dizzying number of different wines, all of which are unified by a very distinctive house style - raw, viceral and pungent reds, and salty, turbid, expressive whites. As a couple they have an insatiable energy which really comes through in the wine.
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