[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Vinyes d’Olivardots” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center”][vc_separator][vc_single_image image=”5043″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_border”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]History
Carme Casacuberta and her husband Antoni Pena purchased their land for Vinyes d’Olivardots in 2002, focusing on indigenous varietals and high quality wines. Carme is the winemaker of the duo, with a chemical sciences degree and an oenologist. In 2016 their daughter, Carlota, followed her mother’s footsteps and joined the Vinyes d’Olivardots team as a winemaker. Today, their four hectares of land turns out an amazing group of wines, coupled with a truly unique wine tour set in the hills of Alt Emporda, near the French border with Catalunya.
The Wines
The winery enjoys a mix of young vines and old vines, which translates into several blends of red and white, plus single varietal and low production single varietals from single plots. One of their unique varietals are old vine (80 years average) white varietals including Macabeo and White Grenache, blended with old vine Grey Grenache to make their Groc d’Amfora, which as the name denotes includes 4 months of ageing in clay amphora pots. They are also one of the few to have old vine grey carignan, which they have made into a rosé. Their single varietal, single vineyard wines have received top Parker points of 90+, inclusive of some interesting red varietals.
The Land
The Capmany area has become a bit of a hotbed of wineries in the upper region of Emporda, and Vinyes d’Olivardots is one of the crown jewels. Featuring an architecturally unique building with a tasting room allowing for gorgeous vineyard views, you’ll love this mountainous area, near the Pyrenees. With a variety of soils – sand, slate, granite, quartz, and even alluvial – you will find a unique signature amongst a walk through their vines, and find it hard to only spend a few hours amongst their vines.
The Winery
The winery is a combination of practical production meets unique architecture utilising a colour scheme which compliments the land surrounding it. Carme and her husband planted new vines to surround the vineyard building, and 15 years later, those vines have matured to give amazing views from their tasting room which is at the corner of the building that offers some of the best views of Alt Emporda.
The Tour
To be able to taste five wines – yes, you heard that right, five – and tour around the vineyards and their barrel room for 15€ any time of year, any amount of people, is pretty hard to pass up. Considering their awards and ratings, it’s a downright steal. If the weather is warm and not too windy, you’ll be able to the tasting in the vineyards, at your option. They are one of the few in the region that allows you to actually buy a tour online, from their website, along with their wines.
Secret Tip
Don’t miss the rosé. Even if you’re not a rosé fan, you MUST try the rosé. Our resident writer, Tim, is not a fan of rosé, but this is one of two he loves, and drinks.[/vc_column_text][vc_images_carousel images=”5045,5046,5048,5049,5050,5051″ img_size=”large” autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes” css_animation=”fadeIn”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Location” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center”][vc_gmaps link=”#E-8_JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbSUyRm1hcHMlMkZlbWJlZCUzRnBiJTNEJTIxMW0xOCUyMTFtMTIlMjExbTMlMjExZDI5NDcuNDEzNDIzMTI4OTQ2OCUyMTJkMi45MzMyODE1NTA3ODQ1NzMlMjEzZDQyLjM3NjMzODY0MTk2NDI5JTIxMm0zJTIxMWYwJTIxMmYwJTIxM2YwJTIxM20yJTIxMWkxMDI0JTIxMmk3NjglMjE0ZjEzLjElMjEzbTMlMjExbTIlMjExczB4MCUyNTNBMHgxMmM0NjhmNDFjYjdlMTdiJTIxMnNWaW55ZXMlMkJkJTI2JTIzMzklM0JPbGl2YXJkb3RzJTIxNWUwJTIxM20yJTIxMXNlbiUyMTJzZXMlMjE0djE1NDUyMjY2MTU1MzIlMjIlMjB3aWR0aCUzRCUyMjQwMCUyMiUyMGhlaWdodCUzRCUyMjMwMCUyMiUyMGZyYW1lYm9yZGVyJTNEJTIyMCUyMiUyMHN0eWxlJTNEJTIyYm9yZGVyJTNBMCUyMiUyMGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”5052″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”5053″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Contact”][vc_column_text]Phone:+ 34 650 39 56 27
Email: vdo@olivardots.com
Website: olivardots.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]