Raventos i Blanc 2022 'De Nit' Reserva Rosado, Conca del Riu Anoia Barcelona

Vintage Notes: A warm, dry year, with very healthy grapes. A warm year, with a strong drought, which brought very low yields and very healthy grapes, due to the low fungal pressure. A year in which drought has been the protagonist of the viticultural cycle (357 mm of rainfall, when the average is 520 mm). This meant that the grapes did not develop as well as in other years and the plant did not produce as much fruit due to the lack of water, resulting in losses of approximately 20%. The plots with the most hours of sunshine were the hardest hit. Extreme years give very concentrated grapes that maintain a very good acidity balance: very high acidity at ripening. Early harvest due to the long heat wave. Production down over 20%, but very healthy grapes.

Viticultural Notes: The vines of the Barbera, Plana and Viader plots have deep soil with a clay loam texture, which provides freshness and elegance. The Monstrell plot, situated on the terraces on Serral hill, marks the De Nit sparkling wine with its personality.

Biodynamic viticulture. Vineyards with spontaneous plant cover, which fosters biodiversity, fertility and life in the soil. Manure from their animals is applied and composted during the winter. They adopt the gobelet short pruning system. Plant infusions are used as phytotherapy to minimise the use of copper and sulphur. The European grapevine moth (Lobesia botrana) is controlled by sexual confusion. Control of berries and ripening before the harvest. Manual harvest.

Winemaking Notes: Gravity-led grape reception system at the winery. At each stage, the atmosphere is controlled with dry ice. Slow, low-pressure pressing. Static settling at low temperatures. First fermentation in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature, separating varieties and soil types, blending, second fermentation in the bottle and minimum aging of 18 months with the lees in the bottles. Add the base wine expedition liqueur with Eco sugars. The disgorging date is indicated on the back label.