2016 Cellar Carlania 'El Petit Carlania'

Region: Conca de Barberà < Spain

Grape: Trepat

Vineyard/cellar Stats: Certified organic, practicing biodynamic; 30-40 year old vines on high-elevation clay-calcareous soils; destemmed and fermented in steel vats with a 15 day maceration, with 30-50% of the cuvée seeing some carbonic maceration, then raised over the winter in tank; bottled unfined/unfiltered with no added So2; zero-zero; 11.5% ABV; 690 cases

Winemaker: Jordi Miró & Sònia Gomà-Camps

In 2007, after farming grapes for several years and selling to other winemakers, husband and wife duo Jordi Miró & Sònia Gomà-Camps started making their own wines in this little-known region 20 miles from the sea. They've worked primarily with Trepat, the native red grape, and farmed organically & biodynamically from the start -- and add nothing in the cellar.  "El Petit' is their fresh, vibrant, younger vine tinto joven.  Super aromatic with poppy red fruit, citrus and sour cherry, this is a lovely, lithe spring red that shines with a light chill and some Mediterranean grub.  Try with pan con tomate.