After 17 years producing just one white wine, the Avgvstvs Chardonnay, on vintage 2007 they elaborated another white wine for first time. It was a wine fermented in oak barrels with the Penedès local variety, Xarel.lo. After that first year when it was very well accepted and with good reviews, they decided to elaborate it again and improve it. For this aim, because they do not have any vineyard with this variety (and even less an old one), they choose a very old vineyard, 8 km. away from the old winery, with a very similar climatologic characteristics to ours.
Varieties 100% Xarel.lo.
Serving temperature It is recommended serving it at 8ºC.
Brief remarks on wine tasting Pleasant light golden colour, this wine stands out for its mature fruits notes like banana, together with a wide range of elegant citric and floral nuances. During its evolution in bottle it will unroll all these notes. When tasting, it is powerful, sweet-toothed and balanced. Creamy entrance, blended with an elegant and fresh citric sensation. It is a very versatile wine that goes very well with a wide range of dishes such as fish dishes, shellfish, white meat, any kind of cheese, especially creamy ones; nuts, etc.
What the critics say...
Peñin Guide: 90 points(01/01/2010)
Color: bright yellow. Nose: medium intensity, dried herbs, ripe fruit. Palate: fresh fruity, bañanced, fine bitter notes, elegant.
Pairing: Fish Stew, Omelets, Pasta, Semi-mature Cheese, Soups and Creams.
Philosophy and history Waiting to follow in the footsteps of our ancestors, a property named Les Deveses was acquired in the early 80s in the village of St Vicenç de Calders, in the locality of El Vendrell, in the Baix Penedès (Tarragona). At the end of that decade, after having transformed... the entire property into vineyards, and personalized product of high quality, the laborious process of setting up infrastructures was initiated. At the same time they have been elaborating bittersweet vinegars with the name of Forum. The objective is, and always will be, to operate with the instinct of a small producer.
Vineyards Soil trends to be calcareous, with a rather gritty texture and with a certain amount of stones. Only 3 kilometers from the sea. The high temperatures during the day and the afternoon and evening breezes enable us to reach a high degree of maturation with very good vigour. Such noble variety grapes as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay have adapted perfectly to our microclimate and soil.
The wine cellar A wine Cellar with over 2000 years of history, because their vineyards are dissected by the remains of the historic Via Augusta, the Roman road which connected Rome with the most important Mediterranean’s towns. By all it, they wanted to give tribute to this privileged Roman footpath, giving to the wine cellar, the wines and vinegars, the name of Augustus and Forum.
