Arqueta comes from vineyards situated close to the Col de Banyuls, the crossing between French and Spanish Catalunya. At an average elevation close to 300m and in the shadow of the wooded slopes of the Pyrenees, these parcels, all planted on weathered brown schist soils, ripen late but retain fresh acidity. These vineyards are about 50 years old and are planted mainly with Grenache Noir, a little Grenache Gris, Syrah, and Carignan. Arqueta is a co-fermentation of these varieties with aging in French oak barrels.
