{"id":4975,"date":"2020-10-22T17:42:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T17:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olivera.org\/product\/missenyora\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T01:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T01:01:39","slug":"missenyora-white-wine","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/olivera.org\/en\/producte\/missenyora-white-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"Missenyora"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Missenyora 2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Characteristics of the vintage<\/p>

The 2024 vintage, like those of 2022 and 2023, was very challenging in terms of
climate. In our area, rainfall was very scarce until autumn, adding to the persistent
drought of the previous two years. As a result, under dry-farming conditions, plant
development was more about resilience than productivity. Additionally, the frost on
the night of April 23 severely affected the tender shoots, especially in the vineyards
located at the bottom of the valley. These conditions reduced productivity to 20% of the annual average. In terms of temperature, the harvest was not brought forward as much as in the previous two vintages, and it lasted a bit longer: it took place between August 21 and October 8. Nevertheless, the drought and low humidity contributed to grapes with excellent sanitary conditions, free from fungi and diseases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Viticulture and wine processing<\/p>

Certified organic dry-farmed viticulture. The grapes are hand-harvested and
pressed as whole clusters, including stems. Fermentation takes place at a controlled
temperature (15\u201317 \u00b0C) in American and French oak barrels (88%), with new oak
never exceeding 15% to preserve the varietal character of Macabeo. The wine is
aged on its lees with weekly b\u00e2tonnage<\/em> to build volume and texture on the palate. The remaining 12% of the must ferments in stainless-steel tanks, followed by 2 months
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Analysis<\/p>

Alcohol content: 12.5%
Total acidity: 3.4 g\/l (sulphuric acid)
Volatile acidity: 0.42 g\/l
Residual sugar: 6.5 g\/l (glucose+fructose)
Total sulphur: 57 mg\/l<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Tasting notes<\/p>\n

Intense and complex nose with aromas of white fruit and stone fruit (peach, dried apricot). Lactic notes and a spicy hint of white pepper stand out. On the palate it is unctuous, creamy and with a sweet spot. Fresh entry on the palate and good persistence in a wine that\u2019s ideal for cold starters, p\u00e2t\u00e9 and escalivada. Perfect as an aperitif.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Awards<\/p>

Guia Pe\u00f1\u00edn:<\/strong>
2023: 90 points (2020 vintage)
2022: 90 points (2019 vintage)
2021: 90 points (2018 vintage)
2020: 90 points (2017 vintage)
2013: 91 points (2010 vintage)<\/p>

Guia de Vins de Catalunya:<\/strong>
2025: 9.67 points (2022 vintage)
2021: 9.18 points (2018 vintage)
2020: 9.5 points (2018 vintage)
2019: 9.5 points (2017 vintage)
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DO Costers del Segre awards 2024:
<\/strong>Best aged white wine (2022 vintage)
Best Macabeo varietal (2022 vintage)<\/p>

Food and Wines from Spain 2021:
<\/strong>Honorable mention in BIO white wines category (2018 vintage)<\/p>

Catavinum 2017:<\/strong>
Gold medal (2015 vintage)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Missenyora, meaning \u2018my lady\u2019, was a term of address for the abbesses at Vallbona monastery. The blue bottle evokes the pottery the nuns painted, one of several manual tasks they performed. This is our way of paying tribute to a past which still makes itself felt: when we work the La Vinyeta de Missenyora or La Plana vineyards closest to the monastery we still often come across pieces of the blue enamel pottery.<\/p>\n

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Missenyora harks back to a bygone era and is inspired by another wine formerly made in the area, \u201cvi bullit\u201d, with a sweet touch obtained by adding concentrated must to the wine once fermentation ended. This age-old recipe was the starting point for researching a new expression for the Macabeo grape, linked to the recovery of local winemaking traditions. The result is the well balanced and sincere expressiveness of the Macabeo that grows in this part of the Corb River Valley, giving a varietal wine aged in oak barrels and with a compelling character that makes it indulgent, complex and original.<\/p>\n

Terroir<\/p>\n

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 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).<\/p>\n

Varieties<\/p>\n

Macabeo<\/p>\n

Vine growing<\/p>\n

Organic farming. Manual harvest in crates of 10-12 kg.<\/p>\n

Wine processing<\/p>\n

It is fermented in American and French oak barrels and in stainless-steel tanks. Aged on the lees until spring. Medium-sweet.<\/p>\n

Production<\/p>\n

2024 vintage: 5,517 bottles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":33869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[43],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4975","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-wines","7":"pa_characteristics-wines-maccabean","8":"pa_origin-vallbona","9":"pa_unity-box","10":"pa_unity-unity","11":"pa_wine-type-white","13":"first","14":"instock","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4975"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/olivera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33442,"href":"https:\/\/olivera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4975\/revisions\/33442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=4975"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=4975"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=4975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}