DOTZEVINS PLA DE BAGES

Organic red wine, harvested manually and fermented in stainless steel tank, with the most characteristic grapes of the territory. This is a wine with personality, soft and of excellent quality. The grapes chosen for this wine are Garnacha and Mandó. Our Dotze DO Pla de Bages wine has been produced by Josep M. Claret, from El Molí Winery (Col- lbaix).

DO PLA DE BAGES “TERROIR”

The Bages region is an extension of about The grape comes from vineyards in a clay 500 hectares of farms (Barcelona) with the and sandy soil located between Manresa populations of Artés and Manresa as major and Rajadell, under the hill of Collbaix and centers of wine production. The most repre- in front of the Sierra de Montserrat. The ex- sentative white wine grapes are Picapoll, Ma- ceptional microclimate of the region allows cabeo and Chardonnay. In the region , there the cultivation of vineyards and olive trees is a recovery of the native red wines such as it is under the influence of the Mediter- as black Picapoll, Sumoll and Mandó . The ranean Sea, sheltered by Montserrat and the other varieties that we find here are Merlot, northern Pyrenees winds . This locations is Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Gar- characterized by significant temperature nacha Negra, Tempranillo and Syrah. In the changes between day and night. The Pla de DO there are about 100 winemakers and 10 Bages has a Mediterranean mid-mountain wineries that produce an annual average of climate, with little rainfall and a wide range about 1.2 million bottles, of which 85% are of temperature differences during the year. consumed in the national market.

WINE MAKING BLEND

Manual harvest in boxes of 20 Kg and man- MANDÓ 64% ual selection of the grapes on a triage table. BLACK GRENACHE 36% Maceration in press for 12 hours. Alcoholic fermentation at 14 ° C for 22 days. Clarifica- tion with casein and bentonite. Aging of 6 months in stainless steel tanks and 2 months in bottle before going to market. Stabilized by cold and light filtration, and as a conse- quence, some sediments may appear at the bottom of the bottle.

TASTING NOTES PAIRING

Wine with good structure in the mouth, Venison, Duck, Meatballs expressive, with round and friendly tannins, sweet cherry in the beginning and elegant cocoa finish. On the nose, aromas of cherry, cocoa, orange peel, green almond and hints of star anise, tofe and vanilla. Ruby color with medium intensity.

Performance 5.100 Kg / Ha

6 months IN STAINLESS STEEL TANK from 16ºC to18ºC SERVING TEMPERATURE DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN 14,2% FARMING ALCOHOL 2018 75 cl. CONTENTS EACH BOTTLE