Red Wine Masia Carreras 2021

Crianza red wine from L'Empordà. Varietal old-vines Carignan aged for 9 months in underground concrete vessels and for 12 months in French oak barrels.

Crianza. 21 Months in distinct containers
Percentage of Alcohol: 15º
Bottle size: 75 cl
D.O.: Empordà
Grapes Varieties: Carignan,
Wineries: Martí Fabra
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Availability: In stock

€21.20
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The flagship product of the Martí Fabra winery, the wine Masia Carreras is born in the Catalan-French border, along the southern foothills of the Pyrenees.

A varietal Carignan, this Spanish red wine from L'Empordà is mainly produced from vines 50 to 80 years of age, and also from over 100-year-old vines planted soon after phylloxera. The vines grow in poor soils composed of slate and granitic sand.

Manually harvested, the grapes first went through a long maceration with the skins.

After completing alcoholic fermentation, the red wine Masia Carreras 2021 was aged in underground concrete vessels for 9 months. Then it was aged for 12 months in French oak barrels.

Finally, this red wine from l'Empordà was aged for some time in the bottle before hitting the market.

Decant this Crianza red wine a minimum of 2 hours before drinking.

Remarkable ageing potential.

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Appearance

The wine Masia Carreras is deep purple with a garnet rim.

Nose

This varietal Carignan is deep, terroir-oriented and wonderfully telluric. Lively aromas of ripe wild berries, alongisde aromas of spices, bitter cocoa, some herbal nuances, aromas of toast, an earthy layer and an ever present mineral pulse.

Palate

This wine from Martí Fabra conveys a profound sense of place and has a kind of elegant rusticity which makes it very appealing. Tannins are a tad rugged, acidity is spectacular and finish is very long and deeply mineral. Deep and brooding, with a long finish carrying remembrances of charcoal, bitter cocoa, smoke and garrigue.

Our personal opinion

A distillation of the Empordà essence, the red wine Masia Carreras 2021 is full of sun, rocks, sea and wind.

OTHER VINTAGES

Masia Carreras 2020:

Enterwine 94.

Masia Carreras 2019:

Enterwine 93.

Masia Carreras 2018:

Enterwine 94.

Masia Carreras 2017:

Enterwine 94.

Masia Carreras 2016:

Enterwine 93.

Masia Carreras 2015:

Enterwine 93. Peñín 90.

Masia Carreras 2014:

Enterwine 92.

Masia Carreras 2013:

Parker 91. Peñín 87.

Masia Carreras 2010:

Parker 92.

Year 2021
Type Red
D.O. Empordà
Bottle size 75 cl
Serving tempurature 15-17ºC
Should this wine be decanted? One hour before serving
Ageing Crianza
Type of ageing Months in distinct containers
Number of months aged in Barrels 21
Enterwine's Score 94
Media rating 94
Mono-Varietal Cariñena
Pairings Birds, Bull meat, Chocolate, Civet, Game animals, Grilled vegitables, Meat and vegitables, Mushrooms, Red meat with gravy, Rice with meat, Roasted foods, Roasted lamb, Roasted pork, Roasted red meats, Stews
Taste Complex and Elegant, Tasty with barrel notes, Very intense and inky
Occasion A special occasion, Because you can, Dinner with friends, Family reunion, Romantic Dinner
Reviews
2 Reviews
very impressed
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Full of drama and quite staggering on the palate. The anti Pinot - mind you, in the best possible sense of the term. This will be marvelous in 4-5 years.
Review by (Posted on 9 October 2018)
emporda red
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What a surprise!! Dry and earthy, mouthful, compact, super authentic. It feels different.
Review by (Posted on 17 January 2018)
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