Jordi Llorens Tosut Tinto 2021 (Preservative Free)

Jordi Llorens farms several hectares of particularly dry terroir and makes some of the most astonishingly fine, refreshing and terroir reflective wines in this part of Spain.

Jordi grew up in this area working amongst the vines and the almond trees. His family have been involved in agriculture for 8 generations and it was this that eventually drew him home from the city. His first vintage making wine for himself was 2008, working with the family vineyards which have only ever been farmed organically. With 15 hectares, Jordi is among the largest growers that we work with.

His vineyard, planted in a natural amphitheatre, sits in an area which can be seriously forbidding in terms of temperature and rainfall. But the wines reflect less the influence of sun or precipitation than the extraordinary soil, which here has among the highest limestone content of anywhere in Europe.

The wines are incredibly fine, with balanced, delicious ripeness and palate-staining flavour yet also with a very distinct weightlessness. Both whites and reds are aromatic, with bright acidity and great fluidity on the palate. It gives one the impression that this really is special terroir, wholly capable of delivering delicious, delicately-structured wines despite the obvious climatic conditions, and it's no wonder that grape vines have been planted here for many hundreds of years.

Jordi's style of vinification is one of precision. He ferments, largely, in stainless steel and elevage takes place in stainless, amphora and wood, depending on the cuvee. Jordi employs temperature control for several of the cuvees and the resulting wines are very focussed, expressive and primary. The white wines are very lightly macerated and the reds are fermented gently, in most cases, as whole bunches. The fruit in the resulting wines is very delicious.