Herència Altés, Benufet Blanca, Terra Alta, Catalonia Spain 2019

92
Tasted by: Chris Wilson
(at Best new Spanish wines tasting, 21 Jun 2021)
Drinking Window: 2021 - 2024
A bright, enticing Garnacha Blanca grown on calcareous/clay soils in the Terra Alta. The juice is fermented in concrete barrels and receives two months of battonage which adds a fine-grained bite and some lees complexity. Water white in colour – almost like a Japanese Koshu – there’s sweetness of fruit (white peach, lychee), a lick of wet stone and a rich weight in the mouth.
Herència Altés, Benufet Blanca, Terra Alta, Catalonia Spain 2019
Producer
Herència Altés
Brand
Benufet Blanca
Vintage
2019
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
Spain
Region
Catalonia
Appellation
Terra Alta
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
14.00%
Body
Medium
Grapes
Garnacha Blanca