Astrales Magnum

The old vines, cultivated predominantly on dry-stone terraces, are planted in Anguix on clay-limestone soils with pebbles. After hand harvesting, the grapes are transferred by gravity into 50- to 100-hl vessels and undergo skin contact; fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts and the skin contact lasts 15 days. This is followed by malolactic fermentation in tank and 18 months of maturation, mainly in fine-grained French barriques. The 2021 vintage was low-yielding, with concentrated fruit. The nose is dominated by blackberry, plum, pepper, vanilla, balsamic and roasted notes; on the palate, the wine shows plenty of body, structure and length, with firm yet supple tannins.