Almost everything we know about Aitor’s wines, Celler Tarannà Po-etic, for now has been posted here! Aitor is a new voice in Tarragona, located between leading producers Joan Ramon Escoda and Jordi Llorens, both of whom he works with and both of whom have clearly influenced Aitor. Yet his wines are as distinctively his own … Continue reading Celler Tarannà Po-etic information posted!
Appellation: None. Cuvée: De Socarrel. Colour: Red. Grapes: Merlot. About: named after the way in which Aitor sees the Merlot grow its branches from the foot of the vine. This is a full-bodied, robust, rich Merlot. Vines Location: a couple of kilometres north west of the village of Barberà de la Conca, near Pira. Size … Continue reading Tarannà Po-etic De Socarrel
Appellation: None. Cuvée: A l’Aguait. Colour: Red. Grapes: Tempranillo. About: named the “hare’s eye” after the local name for Tempranillo “Ull de Llebre”, this is a mineral, refreshing style. Vines Location: just south of the village of Barberà de la Conca. Size (ha): 0.22. Age / year vines planted: 1996-1997. Soils: limestone and gravel. Exposition: … Continue reading Tarannà Po-etic A l’Aguait
Appellation: None. Cuvée: Tocats del Gotim. Colour: Red. Grapes: Cabernet Franc 33%, Merlot 19%, Trepat 18%, Grenache Noir 18%, Tempranillo 8%, Sumoll Tinto 4%. About: named after the way Aitor harvests and vinifies the components of the blend, three young and fresh, three late harvested, literally the head-dresses of Gotim. Vines Location: in five locations, … Continue reading Tarannà Po-etic Tocats del Gotim
Appellation: None. Cuvée: Karismàtika Llibertària. Colour: White. Grapes: Macabeo 85%, Parellada 15%. About: named after and in tribute to the anarchist revolutionary women who fought in 1936 against the fascists. Vines Location: 200m just out to the north of the village of Barberà de la Conca, in the Font Gitarda lieu-dit. Size (ha): 0.23. Age … Continue reading Tarannà Po-etic Karismàtika Llibertària
Appellation: None. Cuvée: 7 Gotims Celeste. Colour: White. Grapes: Chenin 49%, Parellada 24%, Macabeo 8%, Pantsé 8%, Grenache Blanc 4%, Sumoll Blanc 4%, Valenciana 3%. About: named after the seven varieties that comprise the blend, this amber coloured, cloudy looking wine is otherworldly, intensely flavoured and fresh. Vines Location: from seven vineyards, west and south … Continue reading Tarannà Po-etic 7 Gotims Celeste
Who: Aitor Espanyol Vallès. What: Catalonian wine. Where: Barberà de la Conca, Tarragona. When: Since 2017. The Story Aitor is a young farmer from a family that has farmed here for generations. They live in the tiny hilltop village that lends its name to the wine region, Barberà de la Conca. The region is the … Continue reading Tarannà Po-etic
Appellation: Vi de Taula. Cuvée: Nas del Gegant Rosat. Colour: Pink. Grapes: Grenache Noir. About: the 2018 is the accidental but totally delicious pink, with a maceration of a few minutes before JR realised the tank was going to overflow and ran off enough juice to save it, this juice becoming the pink. Vines Location: … Continue reading Escoda Rosat
Appellation: Vi de Taula. Cuvée: Vamos Vamos Vamos. Colour: Red or White according to year. Grapes: See Vintage Notes. About: This magnum only again is one third each from JR, from Laureano Serres of Mendall, and from their friend and French importer Thierry Puzelat. Vintage Notes 2017 To be a blend of Sabater from JR … Continue reading Escoda Vamos Vamos Vamos
Appellation: Vi de Taula. Cuvée: Brutal. Colour: Red or White or Pink according to year. Grapes: See Vintage Notes. About: JR is a founder of the Brutal label concept now adopted by dozens of natural wine producers. The concept is based on making a wine of which there are only 300 bottles and that’s “off … Continue reading Escoda Brutal
Appellation: Vi de Taula. Cuvée: Vamos Vamos. Colour: Red or White according to year. Grapes: See Vintage Notes. About: In magnum only, each year JR and Laureano Serres of Mendall bring approximately 225L of something “interesting” to blend together and put in magnum a year later. Vintage Notes 2017 To be a blend of Sabater … Continue reading Escoda Vamos Vamos
Appellation: Vi de Taula. Cuvée: La Llopetera. Colour: Red. Grapes: Pinot Noir. About: Pinot in the Conca de Barberá. There’s a famous Cistercian monastery at Poblet, just a few kilometres away and it’s likely the monks brought the grape with them from Dijon. It doesn’t taste anything like Burgundy, of course. It tastes like Escoda, … Continue reading Escoda La Llopetera
Who: Toni and Anna Carbò with Ramon Jane Garriga and Merce Cuscol What: Vi de Taula Where: Penedes, Catalonia, Spain When: Since 2011 Celler La Salada is located in the Penedes close to Avinyonet and Vilafranca, less than an hour out of Barcelona due west. It was founded by Toni Carbò in 2011 with his … Continue reading La Salada-Ramon Jane Garriga
Everything we know about Jordi’s wines for now has been posted here! Jordi makes beautiful sans soufre wines in the Conca de Barberà region, near his friend Joan Ramon Escoda. An eighth generation farmer who has a deep understanding and love of his soils, he’s been making wine since 2008.
Appellation: none Cuvée: Blankaforti Colour: Red Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache Noir, Syrah. It’s usually around 50% Cab and then 25% each Grenache and Syrah. About: Blankaforti means the wine from Blancafort and is representative of all of Jordi’s black grapes in his home commune. Where Jordi’s whites are delicate and water like, his reds are … Continue reading Jordi Llorens Blankaforti
Appellation: none Cuvée: Parellada Colour: White Grapes: Parellada About: Pure Parellada, this is from a vine that normally would be part of the 5.7 blend but took its own direction in the amphora and was deemed worth bottling separately because it was so different, so fine, with an almost pure mineral water, mountain stream, very … Continue reading Jordi Llorens Parellada
Appellation: none Cuvée: Blan d’Anzera Colour: White Grapes: Macabeu with Muscatel and some Garnacha Blanca depending the year About: a combination of the addition of Muscatel and fermentation and ageing in amphora gives this limited production wine richness and abundant energy, as well as an orange blossom fruit character. Anzera (“Engerra”) is the old name … Continue reading Jordi Llorens Blan d’Anzera
Appellation: none Cuvée: Blan 5.7 Colour: White Grapes: Parellada 60% Macabeu 40% depending on the year About: Jordi’s excellent first wine, a representation of his style, the equivalent of his neighbour Escoda-Sanahuja’s Bassotets. 5.7 is his address in Blancafort and has been the address of generations of his ancestors. The wine is 5 parts Macabeu, … Continue reading Jordi Llorens Blan 5.7
What: Vi de Taula, Conca de Barbera. Where: Blancafort, Tarragona, Catalonia. When: Since 2008. Jordi Llorens is an eighth generation farmer who started making wine in 2008 and commercialised his first natural wines with the 2012 vintage, partly encouraged by his near neighbour in the Conca de Barbera region, Joan Ramon Escoda. Where the wines … Continue reading Jordi Llorens
Appellation: Vi de Taula. Cuvée: Coll del Sabater. Colour: Red. Grapes: Usually based on Cabernet Franc and Merlot but some years now see the addition Parellada. About: used to be Joan Ramon’s most traditional wine, a type of Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Franc and Merlot, well extracted aged for a couple of years in old … Continue reading Escoda Coll del Sabater
Appellation: Vi de Taula. Cuvée: Nas del Gegant. Colour: Red. Grapes: Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Carignan, Grenache Noir, Sumoll depending on the vintage. About: Earth, verticality, minerality, freshness, energy. Joan Ramon’s largest production red when nature is kind, a blend of parcels and grapes, usually based on Cabernet Franc and Merlot. A hare appears on the label. … Continue reading Escoda Nas del Gegant
Appellation: Vi de Taula. Cuvée: Mas del Gaio. Colour: White. Grapes: Parellada, Macabeu, Grenache Blanc, Moscatel, the proportions varying with the vintage. About: first produced in 2013 from a very, very old parcel of mainly Parellada just in front of the cellar that had been more or less abandoned. Joan Ramon has brought back to … Continue reading Escoda Mas del Gaio
Appellation: Vi de Taula. Cuvée: Els Bassots. Colour: White. Grapes: Chenin Blanc. About: Named after the vineyard it comes from, the parcel is tucked into the forest that covers the mountain behind, while owning a commanding view over the Conca countryside towards Montblanc. The wine is equally spacious and expansive, and aromatically vivid with the … Continue reading Escoda Els Bassots
Appellation: Vi de Taula. Cuvée: Els Bassotets. Colour: White. Grapes: Chenin Blanc, Sumoll, Garnacha Blanca, Macabeu and Parellada depending on vintage, see vintage notes below. About: A selection of different parcels from the estate, this is really Joan Ramon’s statement of intent. Made sans soufre, it’s clear, energetic, with vibrant fruit, clean, refreshing, above all … Continue reading Escoda Els Bassotets
Who: Joan-Ramon Escoda. What: Vi de Taula, Conca de Barberà, Catalonia. Where: Prenafeta, Montblanc, Tarragona. When: Since 2003. The Story Joan-Ramon Escoda is a pioneer and leading voice of natural wine in Spain. With his wife Carme Sanahuja, he founded the winery in 1997 in the Conca de Barberà region of southern Catalonia, started producing … Continue reading Escoda
