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Mas Donis Rosat

Mas Donis Rosat Bottle
Appellation
Montsant
Variety
Garnatxa, Syrah
Age of Vines
20-40
Farming
Sustainable
Soil
Alluvial, granite, slate
Altitude
150-450 meters
Fermentation
Hand harvested, saignée of fermentations of Garnatxa and Syrah after a short time on the skins, fermented in tank
Aging
4 months in tank, vegan

Overview

Shortly after the modernization, Eric Solomon visited the cooperative and he was taken by how similar the soils and grapes varieties were to the Priorat where he had just started working with an unknown estate and a lesser known winemaker, Daphne Glorian. Tasting through the various tanks and barrels at Capçanes, he created a cuvée of Garnatxa and Syrah that he named Mas Donis – a wine he jokingly said was his “best Côtes-du- Rhône.” Despite the similarities in cépage, the granite and schist terroirs here could not be more different than the calcareous soils of the Rhône valley. With time and experimentation – moving from barrel aging to aging entirely in concrete and selecting fruit from some of the oldest Garnatxa in the village, Mas Donis has evolved to show a more Priorat-inspired profile. A serious wine at an extremely friendly price. The Mas Donis Rosat is a saignée from tanks of Garnatxa and Syrah bled after a few days in the skins.

Catalunya, Spain
  • Location
    Catalunya, Spain
  • Appellation
    Montsant
  • Proprietor
  • Winemaker
  • Size / Elevation
    hectares / meters
  • Portfolio
    Eric Solomon Selections

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