Abadia de Poblet Conca de Barberà Blanco 2016

From Abadia de Poblet, the Conca de Barberà Blanco 2016 is a white wine shaped by its Conca de Barberà origins and made with minimal intervention in the winery. The grapes are sourced from old vineyards planted during the first half of the 20th century, in an area with a long history of viticulture. South and south-east facing sites on poor soils provide the setting for Macabeo and Parellada, grown at altitudes ranging from 550 to almost 700 metres and worked with low yields using long-established winegrowing methods.

At harvest, bunches were sorted at the vineyard entrance and collected in small 16-kilo bins before pressing at the winery. The Macabeo must was racked into a concrete vat to ferment at a regulated temperature of around 16ºC. After fermentation, the wine was racked off to remove thicker lees, leaving only the finer ones. During the first two months of ageing, it was stirred once a week, then left to continue ageing without further intervention.

Key features

• White Wine from Conca de Barberà
• Vintage: 2016
• Grapes from vineyards planted during the first half of the 20th century
• South and south-east facing sites on poor soils
• Macabeo and Parellada grown at 550 to almost 700 metres altitude
• Harvest sorted at the vineyard entrance and collected in small 16-kilo bins
• Macabeo fermented in a concrete vat at around 16ºC
• Lees management with weekly stirring during the first two months of ageing