Thalarn

The grapes come from a single vineyard near Talarn in Pallars Jussà, at an altitude of approximately 850–1000 metres; the soils are described as calcareous and sandy-loamy, with little organic matter. The grapes are hand-harvested into 10-kg crates. Fermentation takes place in 12th-century natural-stone lagares, new French barriques and small stainless-steel tanks, followed by malolactic fermentation and 12 months of ageing in French oak. The vintage shows cool spice, raspberry, mountain blackberry, chocolate, plum, vanilla and pepper, together with fresh acidity, tension, sweet tannins and a long, liquorice-led finish. It was neither fined nor filtered. ([castelldencus.com](https://castelldencus.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Thalarn-2019_ENG.pdf))