La Florens 2024
Crianza red wine from Montsant. Old-vine Grenache aged for 12 months in Austrian wooden vats.
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La Florens 2024
This is the 2024 vintage of the wine La Florens, an impressive effort by Josep Grau Viticultor and a Spanish red wine that enjoys a stellar reputation among those in the know.
A varietal Grenache from the DO Montsant, this Crianza red wine is sourced from two parcels with limestone soils planted with vines 80 to 100 years old and located in Capçanes. The plots are farmed following the guidelines of organic and biodynamic agriculture.
After a meticulous harvest, this red wine from Montsant was fermented in concrete tanks with indigenous yeasts
Then the red wine La Florens 2024 was transferred into 2,500-litre Stockinger wooden vats from Austria, where it was aged for 12 months.
Decant 1 hour before drinking.
| Appearance | The red wine La Florens is mediun purple with some violet glints. |
|---|---|
| Nose | This enticing old-vine Grenache exhibits remarkably pure aromas of raspberries, Amarena cherries, scrubland and Mediterranean herbs, with hints of lilacs and violets and a fleck of bitter cocoa over a refulgent mineral background. Impressively complex and detailed. |
| Palate | Freshness and precision are the key features of this wine by Josep Grau Viticultor. Pristine notes of wild berries, intense mineral undertones, remembrances of blue flowers and lavender and some balsamic and metallic hints. Lively tannins and a long, complex finish. |
| Our personal opinion | Site-specific and ultra-refined, the wine La Florens 2024 shatters the cliché of what a Mediterranean wine is supposed to be. |
| OTHER VINTAGES | La Florens 2023: Enterwine 94. Parker 95+. Vinous 94. Jeb Dunnuck 94. La Florens 2022: Enterwine 94. Peñín 94. T. Atkin 96. La Florens 2021: Enterwine 93. J. Suckling 94. Peñín 93. La Florens 2020: Enterwine 94. Parker 94. Suckling 93. La Florens 2019: Enterwine 94. J. Suckling 94. La Florens 2018: Enterwine 94. J. Suckling 92. La Florens 2017: Enterwine 94. Guía Peñín 93. Decanter WWA 2021 - 93 points and Silver Medal. La Florens 2016: Enterwine 95. Peñín 91. La Florens 2015: Enterwine 95. La Florens 2014: Peñín 92. Aged for 13 months. |
| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Red |
| D.O. | Montsant |
| Bottle size | 75 cl |
| Percentage of Alcohol | 14 |
| Serving tempurature | 15-17ºC |
| Should this wine be decanted? | One hour before serving |
| Does this wine follow the guidelines of biodynamic Farming? | No |
| Organic | No |
| Is this product free of sulfites? | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Ageing | Crianza |
| Type of ageing | Months in barrels |
| Number of months aged in Barrels | 12 |
| Enterwine's Score | 94 |
| Other guides | James Suckling: 93 points. |
| Mono-Varietal | Grenache Red |
| Pairings | Birds, bluefish, Duck, Grilled red meats, Pasta with red sauce and meat, Red meat with gravy, Roasted foods, Roasted red meats, Sheep´s cheese, Specialty Spanish prosciutto , Stews, White meat with gravy |
| Taste | Complex and Elegant, Silky and intense, Tasty with barrel notes |
| Occasion | Because you deserve it, Business dinner, Dinner with friends, Family reunion, Romantic Dinner, To bring to an engagement |
| Red Grapes | Garnacha Tinta |
