Anima Mundi "Ancestral Rosat" Catalonia, Spain 2024

FROM JOSE PASTOR:

THE WINE: A blend of Macabeu, Xarel-lo, and Garnatxa Negra from a mix of parcels in Sant Sebastià dels Gorgs. The vines were planted between 1990 and 2022 at 210-285m elevation, all planted on calcareous soils. The grapes were harvested by hand with the white grapes direct pressed whole-cluster together into stainless steel tanks, while the Garnatxa was destemmed and macerated on skins for 24 hours. The juice then cofermented in tank and was bottled unfined, unfiltered and without added SO2, at 16g/l residual sugar to complete fermentation on fine less, with additional bottle aging of at least 9 months before release.

THE PRODUCER: Anima Mundi is a side-project from Agustí Torello Roca, winemaker for his family’s estate winery AT Roca in the Alt Penedès region of Catalonia. Agustí’s goal for this project is to show the true expression of grape and place through keen observation of the land. Anima Mundi is a theory of Plato’s, translating to “the soul of the world.” Much in the way that the soul is connected to the body, Agustí sees wine as a way for us to connect with the Earth. For these wines, Agustí works without any additions or interventions in the winery, and uses clay anfora, stainless steel, concrete, and used French oak barrels for fermentations and aging. All fruit for this project comes from their certified organic estate vineyards, as Agustí believes that lively wines can only come from lively soils.