History
Our winery is located in Barberá de la Conca, very close to two symbolic locations in the history of Catalonia: the fortified town of Montblanc and the Monastery of Poblet. It is an area steeped in history and tradition. Here the Cistercian monks settled, nearly a thousand years ago, with their firm goal of finding the way to perfection. Their ethos survives in the hearts of the local people today and can be clearly seen in the way in which they go about their day-to-day work.

From a geological point of view, it is an area with a rich, well-balanced soil which is grey and limy, full of variations, and which has the optimum natural qualities for viniculture.

This is the essence of our cellar, a pride in the land to which it belongs and a working system based on a thousand-year-old tradition, in addition to the use of the latest know-how in the field of oenology to create wines which have a unique character and a nature and sensitivity of their very own.

Our enclave in the Conca de Barberá, in an area through which the Anguera River runs and which is surrounded by the Tallat, Miramar and Prades mountain ranges, enjoys a Mediterranean-Continental climate. Our vineyards are favoured with hot summer days whilst also benefiting at night from the smooth breezes coming in from the Mediterranean Sea and from winters which provide a certain degree of continental harshness.

This exceptional situation gives rise to extremes of temperature and thus, to drastic thermal variations between day and night, whilst, at the same time, maximum average rainfall is only 480mm. All of these optimum factors perform, together with the light, wind and water, to produce a harmony which, over time, and, together with the human touches (technological contribution, use of nature, pruning, watering, fertilisers ...etc.) gives our “terroir” its special character.

Geography.
Our geographical location allows us to develop the cultivation procedure with a view to achieving optimum yield from the vines, alternating flat with slope, sunny with shady, combining altitude with position and using both local and foreign varieties to achieve a perfect balance.

Our vines are trained on wires for optimal light interception and air movement, and we use selected clones as well as fertilisers and natural cover, study densities - which can vary between 3,000 and 3,500 plants per hectare - and carefully monitor both the growing progress as well as selection during harvesting. In general, we create conditions which favour optimum fruit ripening in order to obtain loose, airy bunches in perfect condition and thus a homogenous "Veraison"and uniform insulation, in addition to simultaneous ripening allowing the grapes to acquire colour from the anthocyanins and making them rich in phenolic compounds.

Wines
Our wines obtain their character from autochthonous varieties such as Tempranillo or Grenache, together with foreign grapes such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon or Shiraz, in a symbiosis of character and added personality.
The white wines blend traditional Macabeo from Spain with Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, giving the mix exactly the right balance.

The rosés are made from varieties such as Tempranillo, Merlot, Cabernet and Pinot Noir in a fermentation process we call “cascade” due to the special vinification procedure involved.

The Winery
It was in 1988 that the Carbonell Figueras family took over the development of the winery, which had been a cooperative up until that time. It was then that the 5000m2 area which makes up the winery today was first conceived and planned. The space is currently divided into 3 areas: a vinification area, another area for bottling and shipping logistics and cellar constructed underground for the ageing process.

The cellar has the space and equipment for modern vinification and a production capacity of over one million bottles as well as deposits for micro-vinification (where we make wine from our family-owned vineyards), stainless steel tanks with inertia systems, isothermal deposits, two horizontal hydraulic presses and a pneumatic membrane press.

The winery has an ageing cellar containing more than 1,300 barrels and a wide range of coopers “tonellerie” from France, America and Hungary.
Our winemaker Josep Vadrí has extensive experience in the vinification world and has worked with collaborators from vineyards in places as diverse as France, Chile and Australia. This experience has left its mark on his oenology, which is characterised by vanguard wines in which the fruit is brought to the fore by the ageing process and where each grape variety reveals the very best it has to offer.