About the wine
Hand-picked, old-vine Carignan from the unsung Monstant region
- The Montsant region is still an under-rated region in Spain, which is fortunate for me as I have access to amazingly healthy and high quality grapes for an excellent price. Thanks to Angel funding I can pay in advance for the grapes and the wine, which means no extra margin for the bank!
- My Vinya Cucut is made using a hand picked selection of grapes from old vines that are on average at least 50 years old. We select the best grapes from the vineyard, which then go onto a sorting table for further selection.
- Gentle extraction of the tannins after fermentation followed by a minimum of 6 months in barrel and bottle give a wonderful balance between the tannin and the spicy fruit flavours, so you end up with a mouth-watering finish each time.
Franck, Winemaker
Best before
Drink now up to 2028
Serving advice
Serve at 16-18°C. Open/Decant 1 hour before serving
Food match
Paella based dishes chicken and pork or surf and turf.
Lamb and Rosemary jus.
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
Spain
Montsant
Carignan
Smooth Red
14.5% ABV
75cl
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Franck Massard
- Top Sommelier turned winemaker, he knows exactly what tastes good and what food to pair it with.
- In 2004 Franck gave up wine serving for winemaking. He moved to Priorat, Spain’s poshest wine region. There he began hand-crafting small parcels of those premium wines he used to pour.
- Recommended to us by Benjamin Darnault, Franck's got incredible raw talent. Using modern winemaking methods, he's taking Spanish wine into a new stratosphere of quality.
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