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Ripe Wine Imports LLC 85 Broad Street, FL 18 New York NY [email protected] www.ripewi.com JOSEP FORASTER TREPAT DO CONCA DE BARBERA, Spain Mas Foraster is a winery of reference for the Trepat variety. The family Foraster has been growing grapes in Conda de Barbera for over 150 years. In 1998 Julieta and his son Ricard embarked on their dream of taking over the family winery and started making wines focusing on local varieties. Mas Foraster produces wines from estate fruits only practicing organic farming. The vineyards are located in a valley surrounded by mountains at an altitude of 400 m, to 600 m, 30 km from the sea; sharing its southern border with Priorat and Montsant. The high elevation of Conca de Barbera, combined with the cool sea breaze from the Mediterranean sea, allows the grape to retain acidity during ripening season producing fresher wine, with structure and elegance. Trepat is the native variety of Conca de Barberà. There are only 1100 hectares planted of Trepat in the world, and 1000 of them are grown in Conca de Barbera. Josep Foraster Trepat has a bright pale ruby colour. The wine has fresh aromas of red cherry, cranberry, strawberry, red plum with a delicate white pepper finish; this is a unique wine that highlights delicate fruits, finesse and elegance. Conversion to certified organic 100% Trepat 7 months in french oak barrels (500L) Calcareous clay soils In order to get the best expression of Trepat, the vineyard is reduced to 50% normal production. Grapes ar e harvested manually in late October in small cases of 20 kg . Cold maceration for 10 days. Fermentation with indigenous yeats at 20 º C with a maceration of 22 days with open top. Hand harvested Average vien age: 55 years Yield 40 hl/ha Annual production 12000 bottles

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Ripe Wine Imports LLC 85 Broad Street, FL 18 New York NY -‐ [email protected]

JOSEP FORASTER TREPATDO CONCA DE BARBERA, Spain

Mas Foraster is a winery of reference for the Trepat variety. Thefamily Foraster has been growing grapes in Conda de Barbera forover 150 years. In 1998 Julieta and his son Ricard embarked ontheir dream of taking over the family winery and started makingwines focusing on local varieties.Mas Foraster produces wines from estate fruits only practicingorganic farming.The vineyards are located in a valley surrounded by mountains atan altitude of 400 m, to 600 m, 30 km from the sea; sharing itssouthern border with Priorat and Montsant.The high elevation of Conca de Barbera, combined with the coolsea breaze from the Mediterranean sea, allows the grape to retainacidity during ripening season producing fresher wine, withstructure and elegance.

Trepat is the native variety of Conca de Barberà. There are only1100 hectares planted of Trepat in the world, and 1000 of themare grown in Conca de Barbera.Josep Foraster Trepat has a bright pale ruby colour. The wine hasfresh aromas of red cherry, cranberry, strawberry, red plum with adelicate white pepper finish; this is a unique wine that highlightsdelicate fruits, finesse and elegance.

Conversion to certified organic

100% Trepat

7 months in french oak barrels (500L)

Calcareous claysoils

In order to get the best expression of Trepat, the vineyardis reduced to 50% normal production. Grapes areharvested manually in late October in small cases of 20 kg.Cold maceration for 10 days. Fermentation with indigenousyeats at 20 º C with a maceration of 22 days with open top.

Hand harvested

Average vien age:55 years

Yield 40 hl/ha

Annual production12000 bottles