Tasting note
- Colour & Appearance
- Deep, luminous purple – youthful, dense, almost impenetrable at the core, with violet reflections on the rim.
- Nose
- A bouquet that leaps from the glass: cinnamon-spiced cherries and sour cherries, accompanied by violets and a saline note of black olive tapenade. Behind them lurk maquis herbs, blackberries and a hint of liquorice. Fresh, uncomplicated, inviting.
- Palate
- Pure and crystalline. The cuvée glides silky across the tongue, carried by ripe and tart cherries, crisp wild berries and a splash of blood orange juice. The tannins offer fine grip without heaviness, while the acidity remains vibrant. A wine brimming with energy that uplifts rather than weighs down.
- Finish
- Clean, fruit-driven, with a trace of herbal spice and mineral coolness. No excess weight, just lingering resonance.
- Terroir & Origin
- The vines are rooted in calcareous, clay and gravel soils at 125 to 200 metres’ altitude, less than 30 kilometres from the Mediterranean. The breeze cools the summer nights, and the diurnal temperature variation preserves both acidity and aroma. Between the vineyards grow almond trees and olive groves – a mosaic that fosters biodiversity and protects the vines naturally.
- Grape Varieties & Vinification
- A cuvée of Cariñena (45-year-old vines), Garnacha (30 years) and Syrah (25 years), aged in concrete and stainless steel. No wood, no cosmetic interventions – only the fruit, the soil and the signature of Josep Maria Anguera, who continues the legacy of his great-grandfather Joan Rofes.
- Food Pairings
- Lamb köfte with tahini and sumac – the spicing of the meat meets the wine’s herbal notes. Basmati and wild rice with currants, braised onions and herbs – the sweetness of the currants is mirrored in the fruit. Braised rabbit with elderberry jus – the wine’s fine acidity cuts through the richness of the jus.
- Special Features
- Since the 19th century, the estate has been worked without synthetic fertilisers or herbicides – a practice older than the term “biodynamic” (which the winery has officially held since 2004). L’Heravi is the accessible face of this philosophy: a wine that reveals what happens when one listens to the soil for a century and a half.
