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Mendall - Barrica de Thierry '24
Mendall - Barrica de Thierry '24
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The Wine & Winemaker
- Winemaker: Laureano Serres Montagut (Mendall)
- Region: Terra Alta, Spain
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Grape: 100% Carignan
The Story
The grand finale of this Spanish box belongs to natural wine legend Laureano Serres Montagut with his Barrica de Thierry. This impressive red wine is made from one hundred percent Carignan grapes , sourced from forty eight year old vines. After a series of hot and dry years, 2024 experienced a surprisingly cool summer. This gave the vines some much needed rest, resulting in a slower ripening process, plenty of fruit, and a striking, brilliant freshness. The wine owes its unique name to the old French wooden barrel (Thierry his barrel) in which the juice aged for the final months before bottling.
The Vibe & Tasting Notes
After the harvest, the grapes undergo a maceration process of twenty three days. This is followed by aging for ten months in stainless steel tanks and another four months in that famous old French oak. The result is a strong, yet simultaneously silky and incredibly fresh red wine. Because of its subtle evolution and silky texture, this is the absolute perfect bottle to pop open once the sun has set and the barbecue is still gently glowing on a balmy summer night.
How does it work?
How does it work?
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A box with the amount of bottles of your choosing delivered every month on the first week. The theme changes monthly. One month you get wines from Hungary, some months all oranges, some months... who knows!
Pause or change your subscription at any time. Going on holiday and want to skip a month? No problem. Got excited after trying out a 1-bottle box and want to go for the 3-bottle box next? No problem!
Why natural wine costs more, and why it’s worth it
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No shortcuts
Growers who refuse pesticides and chemical additives accept that they’ll lose a significant part of their harvest to weather, disease, and unpredictable nature, but they do it to keep their wines pure, alive, and honest.
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Risk and loss
Nature swings between plenty and scarcity; frost, hail, heat and ferments can erase volumes, fewer bottles must carry the farm’s costs, with ageing measures adding expense to keep the wine clean and true over time.
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Integrity and handwork
Hands replace chemicals: they weed, manage canopies, pick, and sort by hand; presses and gravity moves protect texture, while cleanliness and patient ageing deliver purity without shortcuts, increasing labor but preserving integrity in every bottle.
