Descripción
Lo que empezó como un experimento en 2011 con una uva casi extinta se materializa hoy como uno de los vinos minoritarios más singulares del 2016 y no sólo porque tenga 93 puntos Parker a menos de 10 euros. En este caso, el precio debería ser lo de menos, porque estamos ante un tinto que ejemplifica bien que merece la pena volver a las raíces para crear. Rafa Cambra innova desde la memoria con este vino de parcela en Fontanars dels Alforins que a ciegas parece ¡atlántico! Cereza ácida y naranja sanguina en nariz, y una boca fresca y la vez terrosa, definitivamente con algo salvaje. La Forcallà de Antonia 2014 es pura tipicidad y personalidad.
Ficha técnica
Cata
Viñedo y elaboración
Opinión de los críticos
"Cambra has been recovering the local Forcalla (or Forcallat) red grape since 2011 and has planted 10,000 vines in a high-density vineyard to ensure its continuity. The wine he produces with it is not called simply after the grape, but rather 2014 La Forcalla de Antonia, which I guess must be named after someone from the vineyard's owner's family, one of the few remaining old plots of the grape. The variety was close to extinction, perhaps because it delivered lower alcohol and less color than others and also because it is a late-ripener, which made it a risky cultivar given the zone's tendency to suffer torrential autumn rains. It's a good job they did not rip this vineyard up and that Rafael Cambra is showing us this interpretation of the grape which feels very aromatic, subtle and floral, with almost imperceptible impact from its eight months in neutral 500-liter French oak barrels. There is something different, a note of wilderness here. The palate is very fresh and with a silky texture, very elegant, tasty and long. This is not only unique, it's also great. Very, very impressive! 4,500 bottles were filled in September 2015."
Añadas: 2022 2021 2020 2014
Me ha gustado mucho. Fresco, goloso.
Ya se ha convertido en un clásico que nunca falla. Uva muy madura, golosa, sin mucha intervención de madera, fenomenal trabajo de Rafael
Gluglú de aromas a frutas rojas y hierbas bálsamicas, con un puntillo sulfuroso, que es fresco como el solo. Recuperar cepas es un plus
Muito bom