2009

Turó d’en Mota

The 2009 vintage offers a genuine connection with the landscape and soil of the Penedès region, with very healthy fruit of extraordinary and persistent acidity.
The vintage was shaped by a rainy autumn and a summer season with a markedly Mediterranean character – climatic conditions that were ideal for obtaining grapes of great liveliness and expressiveness.

Delicate and sublime, Turó d’en Mota 2009 embodies the character of a genuine and valuable natural environment and stands as an ambassador of a patient passion of 13 years of ageing in our caves.

2009 HARVEST

  • Ideal ripening point and harvest: August 19th, 2009
  • Manual harvest
  • Annual production of the vineyard:3,700 kg of grapes
  • 2,874 bottles, all numbered

METEOROLOGY

  • Average temperature in 2008/2009 season: 16 ºC
  • Historical average temperature: 15.6 ºC
  • Rainfall from October 2008 to September 2009: 492 mm.
  • Historical average rainfall in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia: 528 mm.

AGEING

  • Long ageing of a minimum of 156 with natural cork stopper
  • Riddling by hand in traditional racks
  • Manual disgorging without freezing the neck of the bottle
  • Vinification, wine-making and ageing in Recaredo

PRESENTATION

Serve in a tall cup in the form of tulip, broad base and slightly closed upper part.

CONSERVATION

Keep this bottle at 15ºC to ensure a good evolution.

RECOMMENDATIONS

To appreciate all the complexity, we recommend opening the bottle a few minutes before and serving it around 10ºC.

  • "It is a true masterpiece of long ageing. The aromatic profile is built on delicate traces of leaves, balsamic (laurel), undergrowth and a very fine pastry. Great acidity and a sensation of freshness. Mediterranean profile for its expression".

    Revista MiVino

LOCATION AND GEOLOGY OF THE WINEYARD

  • The vineyard of Turó d’en Mota has 0.97 ha with north and northeast exposure. Only in the extraordinary harvests is a part of the vineyard of 0.55 ha with Southeast exposure.
  • Grounds of limestone texture (balance of sand, slime and clay) and very calcareous nature. They are treated with deep and well-drained soils, with moderate water storage capacity.
  • Very evolved soils due to the presence of a calcium horizon with important accumulations of carbonates in the form of nodules, that is, stones formed from concentrations of lime. They have an active limestone of 14%, which makes them extremely calcareous soils.
  • Organic matter of 1.5% (very low) and soil pH of 8.5 (very basic).