Winemaker Notes
The parcel of “Guixà” has white clay and limestone soil and it is at 600m high. The altitude and the soil makes a very fine grenache with less structure and a very pronounce acidity. The field is coronate by an enormous water reserve from the irrigation community. Thanks to Lily Brick, its concrete wall is now a rural art of infinity beauty. A Venus with penetrating eyes who invites you to reflection, pause, dialog with nature and wine. A Venus who will be on the bottle in the form of a label.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
It was very interesting to compare the single-vineyard Garnacha 2019 Venus de La Figuera with the 2018, as both were very good vintages in the zone. Despite 2019 being a warmer year, the wine has a little less alcohol (14.5%). They harvested earlier and did more full clusters, and they still matured the wine in a 2,500-liter oak foudre (in future vintages they removed the oak). They believe this La Figuera vineyard has more potential, and they implemented some changes in 2020-2021. This already shows an improvement over the 2018.
Rating:95+
Grenache thrives in any warm, Mediterranean climate where ample sunlight allows its clusters to achieve full phenolic ripeness. While Grenache's birthplace is Spain (there called Garnacha), today it is more recognized as the key player in the red blends of the Southern Rhône, namely Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes du Rhône and its villages. Somm Secret—The Italian island of Sardinia produces bold, rustic, single varietal Grenache (there called Cannonau). California, Washington and Australia have achieved found success with Grenache, both flying solo and in blends.
GSW7008_19_750_C6_2019 Item# 1659546