2021 EL SOLÀ D'ARES BESSONS CARINYENA

EL SOLÀ D'ARES
Smart Fermentations BESSONS CARINYENA 2021

BESSONS The Vineyard
El Solà d’Ares produces various fermented products such as wines, garnacha beer, and kombucha (fermented tea), complemented by a technical experience that explores new concepts and the personality that can be conveyed in a product crafted with enthusiasm.

ESTATE
Vines cultivated on steep slopes, on slate and sandstone soils, in the municipality of Torroja del Priorat. The climate is semi-arid Mediterranean continental, where austere conditions drive the plant to express the wine’s characteristics to the extreme.
-Toni Sanchez-

BESSONS CARINYENA 2021
Fermentation in stainless steel tanks and open French oak barrels of 600 liters. Aged for 15 months. Bottled in March 2023.

TASTING NOTES
Intense purple color with a dark rim. Very ripe nose with notes of figs and dried plums over a backdrop of black fruit. Intense, balsamic tannins with spicy notes. Mineral undertones. Shy entry on the palate, broad and intense, with excellent acidity. Long finish with a lingering aftertaste of ripe fruit. The grape’s expression taken to the extreme.

Winemaking and Aging
Region: Priorat (Without DOQ or IGP)
Soil type: Slate
Varieties: Carignan
Harvest: October 6-15
Aging: 15 months in barrels
Bottle production: 395

Analytical Data
Alcohol: 15% vol
Acetic acid: 0.63 g/L
Residual sugar: <0.10 g/L
Total acidity: 5.85 g/L as tartaric acid
pH: 3.30

Total SO₂: <20 mg/L