Macabeo
Comasorts 2024
La Furtiva

Grape Variety: Macabeo

Producer: La Furtiva (Oscar Navas)

Region: Terra Alta, Catalunya, Spain

Wild Scale: 2/5

Vegan friendly wine 

12% alcohol

Winemaking: Organic Macabeo grapes from 90 year old vines were harvested by hand. Direct press and fermented with indigenous yeast. Aged in barrels for 12 months. Bottled with no fining, filtration or added sulphur. 

This Wine: Natural white wine with a medium to full body. Full but fresh thanks to the 600m of elevation that these ancient vines sit at. Mineral driven with subtle orchard and citrus fruit. Partly aged in new oak but you don't really feel any flavour from the barrel, and this is coming from someone highly sensitive to woody flavours! An example of how elegant and serious the Macabeo grape can be. 

Notes on the Winemaker: After working with 4Kilos in Mallorca, Òscar Navas returned to his Grandmother's region of Terra Alta in Catalunya to embark on his own natural winemaking journey. His first vintage was in 2017 when he produced a single wine from Garnacha Blanca. Now he is producing a range of cuvées reflect his respect for Catalan tradition whilst also showing his progressive nature.