Pedreguer - Marina Alta
Finca Mont Roig is a wine project launched in 2013 by its current managers. Although it is a family project, José Antonio Dolera runs the business. A young retiree, he is devoting his second life to sustainable viticulture based on ecological and biodynamic principles. The vineyard is located between Pedreguer and Gata de Gorgos, very close to Montgó, the emblematic mountain of Marina Alta.
In order to integrate the vines into the landscape, the dry stone borders have been restored in different parts of the plot. The configuration of the soil, deep clay with a high level of limestone, the climate of Marina Alta and the orientation of the vineyard determined the choice of variety to be planted. Chardonnay was chosen to produce dry, fresh wines. Given the varying levels of limestone in the soil and the degree of humidity, two variants of the grape variety were selected, the 140RU and Fercals types. The vines are trained on trays, with rows 2.60 metres long and 1.25 metres between vines in each row, with localised irrigation. In ten years, the vineyard has gained in structure and life, with fewer treatments every year, even if they are organic.
From these vines, a first wine was marketed in 2020, Marofe, which we have added to our wine list. In 2021, a wine aged for two months in barrels, the Rosers, went on sale. In 2022, a more elaborate wine was launched, Bisserot, a blend of Chardonnay, Moscatel and a Planes Viognier. In 2023, the first red wine, Tossal Roig, 100% Syrah, went on sale. Vinification takes place in Planes, at Cup de la Muntanya winery, with which Finca Mont Roig collaborates on both maturing and marketing the wines.
Marofe
White wine Chardonnay 100%
Alcohol content: 12,5% Vol.
Around 1932, the family built a fabric factory in Pedreguer, which continued to operate until the mid-1980s. The brand of handkerchiefs was called Marofe, hence the name given to the wine, a desire to recover part of the family's heritage and history.
The harvest: the harvest has been done by hand and stored in refrigerated lorries until it reached the cellar. The maturing of the wine is carried out in the Cup de la Muntanya winery in Planes.
The winemaking: once the harvest is finished and deposited in the cellar, the grapes are destemmed and crushed. The must is pressed in a pneumatic press, the extracted juice is put into stainless steel vats at a temperature of around 15º so that the solid parts and coarse lees are deposited at the bottom of the vat. The temperature is then raised to start the fermentation process. No mechanical operations are carried out, no inputs or sulphite are added in the maturing of the wine.
The wine maker's notes: Marofe is an elegant, luminous straw yellow wine with greenish reflections. Aromas of green apples and tropical fruit, fresh pineapple and aromas of citrus fruit, mango, figs and a little spice. Long on the palate with a light acidity and a certain saltiness. It expresses the character of the Marina Alta terroir.
Recommended consumption temperature: not too cold to preserve all the sabors, between 9 and 11°C.
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