Lectores Vini "Pomagrana" 2023 Negre Conca de Barberà, Catalunya

Varietals: Trepat

Vineyard: All Trepat from a certified organic vineyard 20 plus years old in a village named Cabra del Camp.

Orientation: 520 meters in elevation

Soil: Calcareous soils

Viticulture: ecologically farmed

Vinification: Fermented in stainless steel with native yeasts. 7 day maceration.

Aging: Aged in steel on the fine lees for 6 months

Production: 9,070 bottles

Fredi Torres is making lovely, light, chillable reds in Catalonia from the curious Trepat grape, which is thin-skinned, herbaceous, and usually used for sparkling rosé production. Bright, juicy red fruit (yes, some pomegranate for sure!) and zippy acidity make this intriguing wine a natural chiller.

Pomagrana is a fluid, herbal, light red made from Trepat, the fascinating local red variety of Conca de Barberà in central Catalunya. Trepat is fresh and low in alcohol, yet late to ripen and quintessentially Mediterranean, with forest fruits, soft tannins, and hints of spicy garrigue. It is traditionally used for rosés in the region, most commonly for Cava, but when vinified as a red wine, Trepat displays big personality in a delicate frame. The wine is not official DO Conca de Barbera as the wine is vinified and bottled at their winery in Penedes. 

Fredi and Ollivier make their Trepat from a 20-year-old, certified organic vineyard planted on calcareous soils, surrounded by forest at 520 meters altitude in the village of Cabra del Camp (Conca de Barberà, northern Tarragona province). Pomagrana is one of the lightest and brightest red wines made from Trepat, with great freshness and crunchy wild fruit.

Grapes were harvested by hand on October 13th, de-stemmed and fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel tank with a brief 7 days of maceration, then aged on the fine lees for 6 months in stainless steel. Bottled with a light filtration. 9,070 bottles produced. 60 mg/L SO2 Total