Horafosca 2019

The 2019 Horafosca was produced with Xarel.lo grapes from a very old vineyard in the village of Pacs del Penedès, fermented in stainless steel and matured in 300-liter oak and chestnut barrels. They used some new barrels, and the wine comes through as quite smoky and spicy. There's also something different—it must have been the chestnut barrel—quite exotic; it could also be the oak, because it comes from Hungary. This is unusual, exotic and a bit woody. It's not mainstream, for sure. 1,600 bottles were filled in November 2020.