‘Agaliu’ is an old word from north-western Catalonia meaning ‘hope’, confidence in being able to make a wish come true. Our wish with this wine is to reinterpret our origins, exploring new paths with more complex productions. It is the wish to seek new expressions with a variety like the Macabeo, known for its productive capacity and subtlety, which we work with to make subtle, sophisticated wines. Agaliu therefore represents our dream of promoting this historical grape with a varietal wine, the first in the Costers del Segre Designation of Origin and one of the first in Catalonia.

We want Agaliu to prove that, with good work in the vineyard, balanced production and grapes from relatively cool zones, we can explore the Macabeo’s potential for expression in unique, smooth wines. Production in different-sized oak barrels and periodic stirring (battonage) enable us reach this purest expression of the Macabeu with a well balanced contribution of wood.

Terroir

ORIGIN: Vineyards around Vallbona de les Monges in the Corb River Valley subzone of the Costers del Segre DO. Plots characterised by the drystone walls that surround the vineyards, preserving the fertility of the soil and the efficiency of the water.
SOIL: Chalky clay soil with variable levels of stoniness and depth.
CLIMATE: The climate is continental Mediterranean, with cold dry winters and hot summers tempered by the soft breeze blowing in from the sea in the evening that cools the night, particularly during ripening season. The scarce rainfall is concentrated in autumn and spring (350-450 mm yearly).

Varieties

Macabeo (100%)

Vine growing

Organic farming. Manual harvest in crates of 10-12 kg.

Wine processing

Fermented at a controlled temperature (15-17ºC) in American (80%) and French (20%) oak barrels and battonage every week.

2022 vintage: 15,083 bottles