CARA NORD Garrut
Intense purple colour. Intense notes red fruit, blackberries and menthol fennel. Is predominant in the mouth. Freshness in all its length.
ALTITUDE | 800 m above sea level. |
VARIETIES | 100% Garrut. |
AGING | Aged for 12 months in a 1,000L tinaja amphora. |
GEOGRAPHY | Abrupt and hilly landscape, surrounded by high peaks and forests of oak trees with rocky slopes, cliffs and steep mountains. All in the setting of the Prades Mountains Nature Reserve and the Poblet Nature Reserve. |
SOIL | Former mining area classified as a site of “Geological Interest”. Poor dirt with slate, boulders and calcareous clay. |
CLIMATE | Continental-Mediterranean with cold nights that allow the vineyard to rest and slows down the accumulation of sugars, preserving the acidity and helping to build flavours. |
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE | 13ºC |
FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE | 18-23ºC |
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL | 450-550 litres/m2 |
SUNSHINE | 2.700 hours/year |
VINEYARD MANEGEMENT | Organic, dry farming. Ground-layer vegetation and mountain viticulture with minimal intervention that prioritises biodiversity. |