Another fascinating macerated white from Fatim, this time blending 80% Macabeu with 20% of the seldom-seen Carignan Blanc varietal from a mixed planting of 60 year-old vines. A gorgeous copper colour in the glass, the aromas give off medicinal herbs, wildflowers and oceanic salt. Dense and concentrated, the fruit is pithy, evoking bitter orange marmalade, grapefruit and mango skin, all with the ever-permeating herbal lilt. The Macabeu brings a lovely line of acid, but there is also a golden richness at the core and the tannins feel nicely integrated, even at this early stage.

The grapes were de-stemmed and macerated on the skins for 5 days, then pressed into steel tank to rest for 8 months before bottling with no additions.