Planetes, not unexpectedly, comes from Finca Les Planetes, where Carles Ortiz purchased and renovated a northeast-facing, nearly 5ha plot of vines on schist soils on the outskirts of the village of Porrera. Planetes is a blend of young-vine Garnatxa Negra and Carinyena that is harvested by hand, partially destemmed (30%), fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in foudre and amphorae. The freshness and brightness of Planetes is a testament to the relatively cooler, northeast-facing aspect of the site as well as the hands-off approach that Carles and Ester take in the cellar.
Hand harvested, partial whole cluster (70%), natural yeast fermentation in oak vats, 4 week maceration. Aged 17 months in two 3200L French oak foudres and one 1000L amphora, no SO2 until bottling (40mg/L total S02), vegan.