Anima Mundi Camí dels Xops Methode Ancestral 2022
Anima Mundi is a side-project from Agustí Torello Roca, winemaker for his family’s estate winery AT Roca in the Alt Penedès region of Catalonia. Agustí’s goal for this project is to show the true expression of grape and place through keen observation of the land. Anima Mundi is a theory of Plato’s, translating to “the soul of the world.” Much in the way that the soul is connected to the body, Agustí sees wine as a way for us to connect with the Earth. For these wines, Agustí works without any additions or interventions in the winery, and uses clay amphora, stainless steel, concrete, and used French oak barrels for fermentations and aging. All fruit for this project comes from their certified organic estate vineyards, as Agustí believes that lively wines can only come from lively soils.
The grapes were harvested by hand and pressed without destemming, then fermented with native yeasts in 225L old French Oak barrels and stainless-steel tank, then transferred to bottle before fermentation had completed to develop bubbles in the ancestral method. Disgorged after 10 months in bottled.
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Varietal Composition | Roughly equal parts macabeu and xarel-lo |
| PH | 3.05 |
| Alcohol | 11.00% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Cases Produced | <2000 |
| Country of Origin | SPAIN |
| State of Origin | N/A |
| Artificially Carbonated | No |
| Sparkling Wine | Yes |
From vines arund Sant Sebastia dels Gorgs, 250-290m above sea level in the Costers d’Ordal, strongly influenced by the Garraf Massif. The vines are 30-55 years old, and the soils are calcareous.
