Mas de Mancuso Macabeo 2018

The white 2018 Mas de Mancuso Macabeo comes from a small plot of 60-year-old vines in the higher altitude part of the village, at 800 meters on a north-facing plot on slate-rich soils. It follows the traditional vinification in the zone, which includes fermenting partially with skins, initially in stainless steel, and finishing in concrete egg and oak, where the wine matured until it was bottled. This feels tender and young, with a delicate nose of flowers and white fruit. There is more depth in the palate, and it's a little more civilized than the 2016, which was a little more extreme. There is more nuance and there's a faint bitter twist in the finish. 1,100 bottles were filled in March 2020. In 2017 this plot was lost to frost.