This Spanish red wine is a blend of Tempranillo, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot that I tasted in the 2015 vintage edition of Can Feixes Negre Tradició, recently arrived from this Catalan winery that belongs to the Penedés appellation of origin.
The grapes were harvested by hand, selected by hand in the vineyard and then brought to the cellar. Destemming, fermentation and maceration in stainless steel tanks, followed by a year of maturation in oak barrels, mostly French and to a lesser extent, American, of two hundred and twenty-five litres and a final refinement in the bottle, before being put on the market. This is a wine with an ageing profile, a reserve red wine that Joan Huguet has been making from the vineyards, following an editorial line of organic farming and with the limited production label. In a still glass it displays an intense cherry red colour, clean and bright, with garnet reflections. The nose is populated with hints of ripe black and red fruit, jammy notes, balsamic and very fine spices, evoking even lighter tertiary nuances. Elegant on the palate, not without subtle rusticity, well-drawn acidity, freshness and warmth go hand in hand, with polished, sweet tannins, a notable sign of persistence. One of those wines to be tasted and then patiently savoured, accompanied by, for example, a succulent dish of stewed game, hare or pheasant. As the South African writer John Ronald Reuel Tolkien rightly said, "Do not despise the traditions that come down to us from olden times, it often happens that they hold in their memory things that the wise men of another time needed to know". This is the essence of the Negre Tradició 2015 at Can Feixes.
Puntos El Alma del Vino : 16’50/20.
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