Die neue Ausgabe des Guia Penin (2013) ist erschienen. Auch die neuen Jahrgänge des Mas Oller "Pur", "Mar" und "Plus" erhalten vom Guia Penin bemerkenswerte Beurteilungen, welche das herausragende Preis-/Qualitätsverhältnis der Weine unterstreichen.
- MAS OLLER "mar" 2011 - blanco - (EVP EUR 8,95) 91 pts.
- MAS OLLER "pur" 2011 - tinto - (EVP EUR 8,95) 91 pts.
- MAS OLLER "plus" 2010 - tinto - (EVP EUR 12,95) 92 pts.
Mas Oller Project
The Empordà is a legendary wine-producing region, where the Greeks first introduced grapes back in the year 600 BC. The Empordà is situated in northeast Catalonia and Mas Oller is an old estate owned by the Esteva family. It was in Torrent, in the county of the Petit Empordà with views of the city walls of Pals and the Medes Islands, where Carlos Esteva –owner of the prestigious winery Can Ràfols dels Caus- rescued the family estate from oblivion, building a cellar in what was the old cow shed and replanting vineyards in what had formerly been the best wine-producing estate in Pals. Nowadays, nearly 300 years after it was built, Mas Oller has become a benchmark winery in the D.O. Empordà with wines which express the essence of the area and a philosophy firmly rooted in quality. In the year 2000, Carlos Esteva decided to plant vines in order to produce new, prestigious, high-quality wines. Some wine was made from the young vines in the earlier vintages and was sold locally. Now, the vines have reached the right age for achieving the desired concentration of fruit. The first wines were launched in April 2009 and the response since then has been extremely positive. According to the Peñín wine guide of 2010, we are on the right track: Mas Oller Pur 2008 was awarded 93 points and Mas Oller Mar 92 points. No other red or white wine in the D.O. Empordà had been awarded such high scores up to that point.
Mas Oller Estate
The Mas Oller estate lies between the sea and the mountains, in the path of the strong northerly wind, the Tramontane and has a diversity of different soil types: clayey, sandy and slate. Conceptually and geographically, therefore, the Mas Oller project brings together Northern Catalonia, the Empordà and Roussillon, with wines which are both expressive and fresh. At present, the estate has 30 acres of vineyard in production and an additional 10 acres of newly-planted vineyard. The three red varieties are grenache, syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon and the two white varieties are picapoll and malvasia de Sitges. The vineyards surround the old house and the grapes are selected manually in the vineyard before being transported in bins to the cellar where the grapes undergo a second round of selection. All of the grape musts are macerated at cold temperatures in order to obtain the maximum expression and extraction of colour and aroma. Our philosophy is based on reviving the winemaking tradition of the Ampurdán with a modern interpretation.
The team consists of Carlos Esteva, owner, winemaker, Peter Schoonbrood, conceptual projection and export Martin Cuervo, head of the vineyard and winery.
