Dosterras Naixement 2015

Elaboration

Dosterras Naixement 2015 is a wine that arrives with a number that immediately commands respect: 982 bottles. That is the entire production — the sum total of everything these ancient Montsant vines offered in this vintage, handled with the patience and conviction that only a winery of genuine ambition would dare to apply. The blend is equal parts — 50% Garnacha Negra and 50% Samsó — drawn from two distinct and complementary parcels: old Garnacha vines grown on clay soils at the Pedrenyeres estate, and old Samsó vines on the licorella slate of Verinxell, at vine ages of between 75 and 90 years. Together these two ancient varieties, two ancient soils and two ancient parcels produce a wine of extraordinary complexity, mineral depth and natural structure. The wine is aged for 24 months in French oak — split equally between new and older barrels, a deliberate approach that adds refinement and structure without ever overwhelming the purity of the old vine fruit — before resting for a further 60 months in bottle. From harvest to the moment it reaches your glass, Naixement has been given over 7 years to become exactly what it is. The name means birth. The wine is a beginning that took a lifetime to prepare.