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Turo d'en Mota Brut Nature Corpinnat
Turó d’en Mota 2012 represents the elegance of simplicity: a unique vineyard, a single grape variety, one vintage and a production of only 1,561 bottles. It is a terroir wine in the broadest sense; in other words, the expression of an area of very calcareous land with a Mediterranean microclimate, Xarel·lo grapes and a viticulture of observation rather than intervention. A long and careful ageing of at least 150 months in contact with the lees obtains the most subtle and complex nuances of the expression of time. The Turó d’en Mota vineyard, which was planted in 1940 a d trained traditionally, is property of Recaredo. This is located in the northwestern corner of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia in the Corpinnat territory, on the north side of a hill named Turó d’en Mota, from which it gets its name (turó means hill in Catalan). The Corpinnat area is the birthplace of great sparkling wines within the historic winegrowing area of the Penedès south of Barcelona where at the end of the XIX century winemaking of sparkling wines was initiated following the traditional method. Turó d’en Mota is made using grapes harvested from a 0.97-ha vineyard that stands on a slope which faces north-east and is sheltered by the woods that cover the hill. Turó d’en Mota 2012 is the living memory of a year defined by scarcity and expressiveness. An austere vintage, with one of the lowest yields in our history up to that point, yet full of character and essence. The winter, dry and silent, gives way to the long-awaited spring rains, which inspire us to tend the vineyard with great care and return to horse-drawn ploughing to avoid soil compaction. The relentless summer softens with the rains of August, allowing for a slow, refined ripening. We hand-harvest grapes of extraordinary balance and vibrant acidity — the origin of an elegant Corpinnat, born from both patience and precision.
