Tasting note
- Colour & appearance
- Transparent, luminous cherry red — even in the glass, this wine announces its slender, almost ethereal character.
- Nose
- Expressive yet of great purity: intense floral notes meet sweetish cherry fruit, accompanied by a fine herbal spiciness. A bouquet that favours elegance over opulence.
- Palate
- Light to medium-bodied, with a silky texture and soft tannins. Cherries, a hint of pepper and a piquant trace of green pepper define the profile. Initially almost smooth, the wine gains noticeably in grip, depth and length with air — a red that truly evolves in the glass.
- Finish
- Fresh, fine and persistent, with a spicy lingering wave that effortlessly carries the moderate alcohol of 12.5 per cent.
- Terroir & origin
- The grapes come from Son Porquer near Porreres — Mallorca’s oldest biodynamically farmed vineyard, where a historic mill stands among the vines as the estate’s landmark. Here, Callet grows amidst a landscape that Bàrbara Mesquida Mora deliberately maintains with rich biodiversity, planting over a hundred fruit trees.
- Grape variety & vinification
- A single-varietal Callet from bush vines aged between 56 and 61 years. This indigenous Balearic variety withstands Mediterranean heat and drought, yet still yields slender, fresh red wines. Maturation takes place in 500-litre French oak casks — large enough to let the fruit breathe without being overwhelmed by wood.
- Food pairings
- A versatile food wine: lamb chops with rosemary potatoes mirror its Mediterranean herbal spice, while piquant Pecorino complements its fine tannin structure. Also an excellent match with grilled vegetables or Pa amb Oli with Sobrasada.
- Special features
- The name is a statement in the best possible sense: Sòtil means “roof” in Catalan — the very roof over her head that Bàrbara Mesquida Mora lacked when she founded her own estate in 2012. From this winery, which has been one of Spain’s biodynamic pioneers since receiving Demeter certification in 2007, and which relies on spontaneous fermentation and minimal sulphur in the cellar, comes one of the island’s finest Callets: a wine that reveals just how delicate this variety can be — and that tells the story of the Mediterranean at its most sensual.
