La Tribu 2024 Producer|Black Mountain

La Tribu 2024 Producer|Black MountainBright, fluid Grenache, with lifted aromatics of dusty redcurrant, capsicum spice and strawberry liquorice. Slick, glossy texture with compact tannins that become more prominent as they move into the finish. There is something distinctly Gamay esque at play here; fruit forward, flora, but with those dusty dry spices and herbal tones that make it so very Ardche. The grapes went through carbonic maceration as whole bunches and were pressed off after

vessels and maceration times

Once in the bottle

Made with grapes from a single parcel of 60-year-old vines at 330m altitude on limestone soils

needlepoint bubbles

This year Antonio has taken on a new parcel of Trebbiano which joins the mix

Fantastically fine-grained tannins imprint a detailed granular feel in the finish

a world away from the cheap mass-market concoctions that pervade

pinky-hued juice

the 2023 vintage even more open and expressive

there are complex layers of walnut and spice that make this a fantastic glass to pour after dinner

the dusty perfume of the wine has developed into something akin to a savoury Jura Pinot

It's mainly Tempranillo with a little Garnacha and a splash of some of the grapes that end up in the Blanco