V89 is a tribute to our origins and our past. The origin: Vallisbona is the name that appears on a number of old documents related to Vallbona de les Monges (Campomonalium de Vallisbona). History: it all began back in 1989, when L’Olivera made its first steps towards its winegrowing adventure with a project that emphasised both the landscape and the people working there.

V89 synthesizes all the experience gathered around white winemaking and is also the summary of the L’Olivera oenological proposition. From our early intuitive feeling through to the certainty that this dry landscape of Corb Valley could offer us top quality and eloquent white wines using historical varieties.
This idea gave rise to V89, the Macabeo varietal fermented in oak barrels after a gentle overripening on the vine to achieve a special concentration that preserves its freshness while slightly boosting the alcohol content. The result is a complex wine, long in mouth and with a good capacity for ageing in the bottle.

Terroir

ORIGIN: Grapes from the La Plana and La Vinyeta de Missenyora estates, the old grapevines of the Vallbona de les Monges monastery. Both are found on the main plain at the bottom of Maldanell Valley.
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 evening breeze blowing in from the sea that cools the night, particularly during the ripening season. The scarce rainfall is concentrated in autumn and spring (350-450 mm yearly).

Varieties

Macabeo (100%)

Vine growing

Certified organic dry land farming. Selected manual harvesting in crates (second round) from the best plots.

Wine processing

Fermented under controlled temperature in new French oak barrels. Aged on the lees for 8 months and stirred (battonage)weekly.

Production

2018 vintage: 2.633 bottles