2021 Celler Frisach Les Alifares, Terra Alta, Spain

Certified organic. 100% Vernatxa Gris. 65 year-old bush-trained Vernatxa Gris, from a single vineyard called Lo Mas del Surdo: soils are fully panal, or petrified sand dunes, at 450 msl. The grapes are hand-harvested and placed whole-cluster into tank. They are then lightly foot-trod and left to ferment and age on skins for 30 days. The wine is then racked off the skins and aged on the lees for at least seven months. This wine is one of the more elegant, structured, vibrant orange wines we know, definitely ageworthy. From Francescs text: We came from a very dark and deep night, and all light is inadequate. We have the memory of the time marked on the skin and the seasons of the year dyed in the must. No fining, filtration, or added SO2. Only 250 cs produced.