Manual harvesting and selected from vines proper to Ca’n Ribas. Grape carefully selected  from the oldest vines of the native Mantonegro variety, a variety with amazing aromatic potential that provides a lot of fruit and warmth. Aged for 12 months, 50% new French oak and 50% second-year French oak from Ribas de Cabrera (225 and 500L)

Can Ribas is a family winery founded in 1711 in the Spanish Island of Mallorca. Pedro Ribas de Cabrera built his winery at the foot of the Tramuntana mountains in Mallorca. It became home of the family, where three centuries later wines are still being made.

This wine’s main grape variety is mantonegro, a variety with low yields, caused by the old age of the vines and where  the early elimination of part of the harvest, facilitate optimum phenolic ripening.

The blend is complemented by the Mediterranean Syrah variety, which provides structure and allows for longer ageing.

Traditional harvesting by hand and subsequent passage through a double selection table: in the first selection, the least ripe bunches are eliminated, which are reserved for making rosé, and in the second selection, the grapes that do not meet the requirements are eliminated; the grapes must be ripe and in a good state of health.

Fermentation with indigenous yeasts in concrete tanks at moderate temperatures of between 25 and 27ºC, avoiding overmaceration to extract the primary red fruit aromas of the Mantonegro and the soft, round tannins of the Syrah. Ageing in 500 litre French barrels for the Mantonegro and 225 litre barrels for the Syrah for one year to polish the tannins.

Pairing Suggestions
Grilled meat, royal hare or red meat stews.