Sindicat La Figuera
(Rene Barbier) 2022
(Montsant, Catalunya, Spain) - [VM 92] [WA 91]

About the Winery:
Sindicat La Figuera is the recovery of an illusion, a project of 6 farmers from La Figuera. A unique village in Montsant, with a very special characteristics: located in the highest point of the region - 550m-, their garnatxa vines –the only varietal – planted in goblet and ages between 30 and 80 years old stand out for their personality and particularity.

The freshness of the altitude gives its wines hints of citrus and flowers that are not found in other wines in the area. If we add their traditional way of making wine in underground concrete tanks, here is the result: a light and fresh wine.

About this Wine:
VARIETAL: Grenache

OVERALL: Light & Fresh 

AROMAS / FLAVORS: Flowers, ripe fruit, earth

MOUTHFEEL: Juicy with dusty tannins

Ratings and Reviews

92 Points - Vinous Media:
"Crafted in a ripe and warm vintage, the 2022 Sindicat La Figuera was
sourced from La Figuera in Montsant. The character of the year is evident in
this garnet-hued wine, featuring aromas of sour cherry, marmalade and
leafy notes. Intense and cleansing on the palate, it lingers with an ample yet
fairly compact mouthfeel. This is a savory Montsant red." - Joaquin Hidalgo (Nov 2024)

91 Points - Wine Advocate:
"The change in 2022 Sindicat La Figuera is an earlier harvest to keep more freshness (it has 14% alcohol), but it remains a red with a short maceration and aging underground in concrete with epoxy. They have never used selected yeasts in the cooperative. This is the only wine from their portfolio (and the rest of their projects) with a fruit-driven profile, as it has a short élevage; the rest usually spend two winters in the winery. La Figuera is a cooler village with the highest altitude in Montsant, and the wine shows the freshness, even in this very warm year. It has ripe Garnacha aromas; the fruit is very different from the rest of Montsant, with more herbal notes, floral, aromatic, lighter, with a medium-bodied palate, weightless (good yields and short macerations) and very fine tannins. This is very easy to drink, a lighter and very approachable style of Montsant, closer to Gredos than Châteauneuf. 55,000 bottles were produced. It was bottled in July 2023." - Luis Gutierrez (May 2024)