Torres, Forcada, Catalonia, Spain, 2015

The white Forcada is grown in clay soils at around 550m in the high Penedès. It ripens in October and retains around 8g/l of acidity as well as rarely exceeding 13%. Pale gold in colour, it has scents of wild grass meadows and gentle apricot fruit. On the palate it's vivid, tangy and bright, almost nutty: a true southerner but with ample aromatic presence. It's more articulate than a variety like Bourboulenc, yet more structured than Garnacha Blanca. The Torres family are considering the release of 100 cases or so at the end of 2018. Scored 90-92.