Terroir sense Fronteres began as a quest to harness the unique minerality and soul of Montsant, giving liquid voice to the restraint and freshness of the complex hills. 2021 vintage marks the debut of another voice in this growing symphony: Marcenca. Although our Guix Vermell also uses fruit from this 800-meter-high vineyard, the plentiful gypsum in the clay soils here create a stonier, stormier and singular expression.

The Garnacha vines average about 50-years of age and tend toward vigorous growth in the special microclimate of the site. The wine is whole bunch fermented for 6 - 8 days in cement tanks, then left to age for 6 months in cement. Using a lighter extraction than many wines in our portfolio, the limited release Marcenca is a pale, radiant beauty that sings a song all its own. 

The complex aromas are as stormy and stony as the site itself. Wild cherry, blueberry, beach plum, and kumquat infused with a deep, abiding spice. Dark red fruit and elegant florality. The taut palate courses with mineral momentum and a chalky finesse. Balsamic notes and evergreen tension linger into a long, spicy finish. The power comes from deliberate restraint, from gentle infusion, creating an articulation unafraid of the light and the introspection that brings.