With the spotlight so often on the red wines of Priorat, it is the white wines that can be the most surprising and enticing. Rocafosca Blanc, essentially a “Premier Cru” wine, is produced from an extreme selection of old vines planted in four vineyards, located in three distinct Catalan villages: Torroja del Priorat, Bellmunt del Priorat, and La Vilella Baixa. Rich in texture and hue, Rocafosca Priorat Blanc dazzles between lush fruit and fresh slate minerality, with an electric palate and unforgettable finish.
Vinification
Grapes are hand-harvested and must be stringently selected a second time before being destemmed. Maceration lasts seven days on the skins in the Catalan brisat style, then gently pressed and allowed to spontaneously ferment with ambient yeast, half in steel tanks and half in 2000 liter French foudres for three months. The wine is racked and aged on the fine lees for 11 months before bottling.
Region
Catalonia
Appellation
Priorat
Vineyard & Villages
3ha total in Mas Alsera (Torroja del Priorat), Aubagues and Sant Martí (Bellmunt del Priorat), and Planets (La Vilella Baixa)
Elevation
300-450m
Grapes
55% Garnacha Blanca / 35% Macabeo / 10% Cariñena
Vine Training
Traditional vaso or goblet system
Vine Age
Vines planted from 1937 to 2000
Soil
Red llicorella, yellow (sandy) llicorella and ferrous clay from the Devonian
Fermentation
Hand-harvested and destemmed, 7-day skin maceration (brisat) followed by spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, 50% in stainless steel and 50% in 2000L French foudre for 3 months. No malolactic fermentation.
Aging
11 months on the fine lees in barrel
Fining/Filtration
No clarification or cold stabilization, very light filtration before bottling
Vegan
Yes
Production
7000 bottles
ABV
13%
Pack Size
6x750mL