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Josep Grau Les Casetes

Josep Grau Les Casetes

The most intimate voice of Montsant
Josep Grau Les Casetes
75 cl.
2023
94 Parker
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Details
14.00%
Alcohol 14.00%
Catalonia
Production area Catalonia
D.O. Montsant
Designation of Origin D.O. Montsant
Josep Grau Viticultor
Winery Josep Grau Viticultor
Contains sulphites
100% Garnacha Tinta
Varieties 100% Garnacha Tinta
16.0
Service 16.0
75 cl.
Volume 75 cl.

Tasting notes Josep Grau Les Casetes 2023

Red wine Aged in wood. 8 meses en barricas de roble.

Josep Grau Les Casetes 2023 is a wine that will astonish you with its vibrant freshness and well-defined aromas. On the nose, it awakens your senses with notes of juicy cherry, ripe strawberries, and pomegranate, alongside delicate hints of violets and red wildflowers. Upon tasting, you'll notice a revitalising citrus freshness that flows smoothly, accompanied by perfectly integrated tannins that provide a velvety texture on the palate. It stands out for its magnificent balance, solid structure, and a persistence that invites continued enjoyment. The outstanding quality of the 2023 vintage highlights its liveliness and energy, making it an ideal choice for those seeking a young and harmonious wine.

Style Josep Grau Les Casetes
Fruity
Spicy
Young
Barrel
Light
Body
Pairing
Charcuterie, Cured cheeses, Red meat

About Josep Grau Les Casetes

“Silence is as important as sound,” remarked Truman Fisher, an American musician and composer. In the world of wine, this notion resonates like a harmonious echo among barrels. Decisions may be made amidst noise, but the most significant ones are born in silence.

Something similar happened to Josep Grau, who one day, amidst the hustle and bustle of the city and the whirlwind of financial markets, realised that was not his place. A former broker, he stepped off the high-speed train of the corporate world to listen to what life had to tell him. As he himself summarises: “If life slows you down, stop and listen.”

And he listened. To the earth, the wind, the cycle of the seasons. Thus was born Josep Grau Viticultor, a project that for more than twenty years has championed a way of winemaking that is unhurried, mindful, and deeply connected to its origins. During this time, he has learned to translate the vineyard's language into wines that are sincere, elegant, and expressive.

Among all his wines, Josep Grau Les Casetes is perhaps the most intimate. It is the time capsule that encapsulates his journey to date. A wine from a single plot, and not just any: the first one he purchased in 2003, located in Capçanes, at the heart of the DO Montsant. A small gem of barely a hectare, planted exclusively with garnacha.

The plot boasts a distinct personality: one half, facing north, with calcareous soils that impart freshness; the other half, facing south, with greater sun exposure and a more mature character. This balance of opposites is directly reflected in the glass: nerve and breadth, energy and calm, tension and roundness.

The winemaking process follows the same philosophy of listening: minimal intervention, organic and biodynamic farming, manual harvest. The grapes ferment in Tuscan clay amphorae, and then the wine rests for 8 months in a single 300-litre French oak barrel.

Josep Grau Les Casetes is not a wine to be rushed. It is a wine for those who know how to pause, for those who appreciate the breaks, for those who understand that sometimes silence also has much to convey. Like the note that plays just after the silence, this wine arrives with power, yet without harshness. Because, as Truman Fisher said, the pause is as important as the note. And in that pause, Josep Grau found his music.


 

2023

Josep Grau Les Casetes 2023 is a wine that will astonish you with its vibrant freshness and well-defined aromas. On the nose, it awakens your senses with notes of juicy cherry, ripe strawberries, and pomegranate, alongside delicate hints of violets and red wildflowers. Upon tasting, you'll notice a revitalising citrus freshness that flows smoothly, accompanied by perfectly integrated tannins that provide a velvety texture on the palate. It stands out for its magnificent balance, solid structure, and a persistence that invites continued enjoyment. The outstanding quality of the 2023 vintage highlights its liveliness and energy, making it an ideal choice for those seeking a young and harmonious wine.
2022

Josep Grau Les Casetes 2022 unveils a dark, brilliant cherry hue with an elegance that flows like a dance. On the nose, it dazzles with a vibrant blend of raspberries, red currants, and strawberries, harmonised with red flowers and subtle hints of medicinal herbs. These notes are enriched by delicate toasted and spicy nuances, with a suggestive mineral and earthy undertone. On the palate, it surprises with its firm yet delicate texture, boasting impeccable acidity that refreshes and rounded tannins that caress the palate. Memories of Mediterranean garrigue elegantly conclude this myriad of sensations. The 2022 vintage stands out for an exceptionally balanced harvest that allows one to enjoy its full freshness and fruity expression, making Josep Grau Les Casetes a memorable experience.
2023
94 Parker

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  • We send it to Liechtenstein with Planzer to your home
  • The shipment for 3 bottles is €14.95 with Planzer.
  • For orders over €161.60 shipping is free with Planzer.
No unpleasant surprises: what you pay at Decántalo is the final price, with no additional costs. The price is a final price that includes everything, all taxes in Liechtenstein, and import costs. So you can simply enjoy the wine.