Herència Altés

Benufet

2021
Catalunya
Spain
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Hay-REN-see-ya Al-TAYS Beh-noo-FET
Varietal
Grenache Blanc
$28
Flavors & Qualities
Pear Pear
Geranium Geranium
Chalk Chalk
Linked Character
Organic Organic
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Palate Character

Balance & Finesse 2 Rich & Full 1 Light & Bright 2 Smooth & Silky 2 Round & Fleshy 2 Tone & Backbone 2 Powerful & Extracted 2 Bright & Crisp 2
Rich & Full
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This is a predominantly Rich & Full wine, but it shares structural nuances of Balance & Finesse as described in the tasting note below.

Tasting Notes

Full bodied, with plus acidity, the Herència Altés balances finesse with textural weight, featuring complex meyer lemon, orange peel, and pear fruit, along with notes of geranium, chalky minerality, and a touch of ginger.

COLOR
Green Yellow
BODY
ACIDITY
SWEET
ALCOH.
13.5%
GRAPE(S)
Grenache Blanc
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Why this wine made the cut…
Grenache Blanc can sometimes be disappointing, but Herència Altés sets a high bar.
Terra Alta, Spain
GRAPE VARIETAL(S)
Grenache Blanc
100% Gre-NASH BLON
In warm areas, Grenache Blanc makes rich wines, and is often blended with more crisp varietals for balance. That said, it is at its best when grown at higher elevations, keeping the acid and sugar and balancing roundness with fresh acidity and minerality.
Country / State
Spain
Region
Catalunya
Producer
Herència Altés
Winemaker(s)
Núria Altés
Vintage
2021
Herencia Altés' Vineyards Herencia Altés' Vineyards

Herència Altés

Terra Alta, Spain

Nuria Altés comes from a multigenerational family of grape growers in a little-known wine-growing area called Terra Alta, which oddly also happens to be the largest DO in Spain. Nuria wants to change that dubious distinction!

Núria and Rafel of Herència AltésNúria and Rafel of Herència Altés
Herencia Altés VineyardsHerencia Altés Vineyards

Nuria grew up watching her father and grandfather toil in the vineyards and decided she wanted to make her own wines. In 2010 she began buying grapes from her father and in 2013 bought her first vineyard. She, along with her husband Rafael de Haan, now manage 16 hectares and a new cellar. 

The grenache-based wines of Herencia Altés are grown on 390-480 meter elevation vineyards on chalky and sandy soils. Due to higher vineyards and cooling breezes, the vines experience a longer growing season, yielding intense, mineral, and fruit-driven wines with juicy acidity.