Josep Foraster - Trepat, Conca de Barbara, Cataluña, Spain (2023)

TASTING NOTES

Give this a swirl in your glass or decant for 30 minutes or so, it is a little reductive (overly matchstick smelling) at first, but then blossoms into a gorgeous, delicate aromatic wine. Sweet and fresh notes of ripe strawberries, wild flowers & basil. Complex and good acidity, soft tannins on the palate with smoky notes, liquorice and a touch of oak. 

Trepat is a very late ripening grape, and so wishing to avoid autumnal rains, growers always picked too early meaning it traditionally was made into a rosé owing to the lack of ripeness achieved in the grapes. this wine pays homage to that style. 

For over 150 years, the Foraster family has been growing grapes and olives on their estate in the township of Montblanc, Spain. 

In 1998, after updating the vineyards and planting new high-quality red varieties around the property, father Josep Foraster and son Josep Foraster decided to build a cellar in an old farm structure and begin bottling wine there.

Josep Foraster Jr. tragically died in 1999, the same year the family's first vintage was about to hit the market. Josep's sister Julieta Foraster and her son Ricard Sebastià Foraster decided to take over the company and manage it from then on. 

All Josep Foraster wines are made with varieties grown on the estate and farmed using organic and sustainable viticultural methods. Their 29 hectare estate is planted with red varieties Tempranillo, Trepat, Garnacha Tinga, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, and white varieties Garnacha Blanca, Chardonnay, Macaebo and Parellada.