Cati Ribot Son Llebre Negre 2021

Son llebre Negre is a red wine produced by Ve d’Avior by Cati Ribot in Santa Margalida, in the North East of Mallorca. Cati is one of the most famous producers of natural wine in all of Spain, third generation of the Galmes i Ribot family. Son Llebre Negre is obtained from a full-bodied blend of local Escursac, Callet, Callet Negrella, Esperó de Gall and Giró Negre grapes, all of which with different proportions compared to the total, are vinified as a whole bunch. Spontaneous fermentation from indigenous yeasts and maceration for a few days. Half of the mass ages for 5 months in amphora, the other in 500 liter French oak barrels. Finally, another 5 months in the bottle with a homeopathic dose of sulfur dioxide added before bottling. A highly representative blend of the island and its floral, fruity and herbaceous scents, which envelops the mouth with its softness and amazes with its ease of drinking. Try it with the local sobrassada!

Manufacturer: Ve d’Avior – Cati Ribot

They are Black Lebre

️ Mallorca, Spain

Ve d’Avior – Cati Ribot

Escursac, Callet, Callet Negrella, Esperó de Gall, Giró Negre

2022

️  12.5%

Red wine

Son Llebre Negre is produced from the blend of local Escursac, Callet, Callet Negrella, Esperó de Gall and Giró Negre grapes, which in different proportions compared to the mass are vinified as a whole bunch. The fermentation is spontaneous by indigenous yeasts and the maceration lasts a few days. Half of the mass is aged for 5 months in amphora, the other in 500 liter French oak barrels, it is then bottled with a homeopathic dose of sulfur dioxide

Red citrus fruits such as blood orange and grapefruit open a nose that also recalls pulpy summer fruit, floral, iodine and mineral hints of sweet spices

Rich and enveloping, fresh and generous, soft and tasty

Serving temperature 16°-18°

Sobrassada

A blend of grapes that perfectly represents the aromas of Mallorca

Santa Margalida, Mallorca

Cati Ribot is known throughout Spain as the most famous producer of natural refermented products in the bottle. She grew up in Mallorca, the third generation of winemakers of the Galmes i Ribot family of Santa Margalida, in the north-east of the island, working side by side with her father Jaume since 2004.

The enlightenment came in 2008 when, working as a sommelier in Barcelona, ​​he fell in love with wines that were very different from those that are the Spanish production stereotypes.

The family business has been certified organic since 2012 but has veered decisively towards biodynamic thanks to the meeting with Joan Rubio, a legend in Penedes, and Cati’s stubbornness.

In 2019 Cati Ribot realized her dream and inaugurated Ve d’Avior, a personal project aimed at rediscovering the wine flavors of Mallorca, through the native island vines and minimal intervention in the vineyard. Ve d’Avior in fact means Wine of the Past, and all the labeled wines share a low alcohol content and a low dosage of sulfur dioxide added pre-bottling.

In Mallorca the summers are very long, hot and sunny and therefore the native grapes ripen late, and demonstrate great resistance to drought, with their typically large grapes.

Escursac is Cati’s favorite grape, the only one vinified in purity, and grown on 6 hectares, 5 of which were added in 2020.

Cati Ribot is an example for all the winemakers of Mallorca, she believes in her land and gives her all to make it known to the world. From so much love, superlative wines could only be born