Darmós Joan d'Anguera - Planella, Montsant, Spain (2021)

TASTING NOTES

A big wine, but so perfumed and savoury with dried flowers, black plums and high acidity. There is a wealth of spices, garrigue and brightness.

Planella is made of 50% Carignan and 50% Grenache from 15-50 year old vines grown in the sandy calcareous soils of Finca Planella vineyard’s north-facing slopes.

Concrete fermentation and aged for 12 months in neutral French oak barrel and bottled unfined and unfiltered. 

Joan and Josep made a significant shift with the help of their mother Merce. Moving away from the Monsant style commercialized with heavy extraction and alcohol they were inspired to make more delicate, feminine, floral  wines that still have tremendous weight and power. They looked at their terroir and saw that they had more similarities to the Côtes du Rhône area in France.

After a visit to Château Rayas and the support of Cuvée 3000 owner Joan Valencia (one of the most influential wine distributors in Spain) they set out in earnest.

Joan and Josep began pulling the Syrah vines out and grafting Grenache, transforming and personalizing their winemaking style and methods. Using biodynamic farming practices, crushing by foot and only partially de-stemming vines, Joan D’Anguerra wines were quickly certified by the Demeter Biodynamic® Processing Standard.