bodega Mas Gran

About Celler Mas Gran...

The rebirth of the wines of Mas Gran in the Montsant DO, border Priorato area, began with a take-over of the family Wijnen in 2004. Mas Gran was founded by the old family Fonseca. They started in the early thirty’s (1939) with planting winestocks in different varieties. Recognising an unusual combination of topography, soil and climate, a unique “terroir”, and a one thousand year old wine-making tradition results in a superb wine.The property “Mas Gran” has an extension of 50 hectares, 2000 very old olive trees, 14 hectares are planted with old winestocks, and 3,5 hectare is new planted. Its exposure provides perfect conditions of sunlight and an ideal temperature balance, allowing an excellent maturation of grapes.The family Wijnen updated the viniculture in Mas Gran, the walls were repaired, the stones were cleared by hand, access paths were built, training the wines on posts and wires and bringing in methods of modern vineyard management. In this way, they have improved the average yield to 1,2 kg. per wine, depending on the characteristics of each vintage.They will continue to strive to produce the finest wines from their land; they use only their own grapes in the varieties; carinena, cabernet sauvignon, garnache negre, garnache blanc, macabeu, tempranillo and syrah. It is their aim to go on improving their products, to achieve the complexity, the balance, the harmony, the grace which define them and which have earned such international fame for the wines of Bodega Mas Gran.

Mas Gran negre 2006

60% garnach, 20% tempranillo, 20% syrah. Annual production 52.000 bottles. 13,5 % vol.Fermented in stainless-steel tanks. Maceration during 28 days.Old vineyards, manual harvest, controlled-temperature fermentation with long macerations.Rather intense cherry red. Fine aroma and ripe fruit. Full mouth, rich in fruit expression and nuances with very well harmonised, exceeding its nose, savory, persistent.

80% garnacha, 20% macabeuAnnual production 8.000 bottles. 13,5 % vol.Fermented in stainless-steel tanks. Maceration during 20 days. Controlled temperature fermentation, at a maximum of 28ºCVery gentle filtration and clearness.The final result is a white wine with a persistent aroma, good structure, full wine and therefore good with food and fish.

Mas Gran crianza 2005 negre

55% Garnacha negre, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% syrah, 10% Cariñena, 5% Tempranillo. Annual production 7.500 bottles. 14% vol. Mas Gran crianza is aged for 14 months in French Allier oak barriques from the best French barrique making companies. 60% are brand new and 40% are 1 year old. Old vineyards (started 1939), manual harvest. The plaet is packed with red fruit, black currant, cassis character, with power depth and weight of fruit. Intense red, fine aroma, full mouth, herbs and more. This wine can be enjoyed at the present time, but will continue to improve over a period of 15 years. Therefore good with red meat, (ground) game, red deer, lamb chops.