Case of Mas Candí Les Forques 2024 | $33.00 per bottle

$33.00 per bottle | $396.00 case of 12

Grape Varieties: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% recovered local varieties (Mandó, Sumoll, Cannonau, Monica)
Region: Penedès, Catalonia, Spain
Producer: Mas Candí
Alcohol: 13.58%
Aging: 12 months in used French oak
Production: 6,300 bottles, bottled March 2026
Farming: Certified organic (CCPAE)

The Origin: Mas Candí is Ramon Jané and Mercè Cuscó, in the village of Les Gunyoles at the edge of the Garraf Massif in the Penedès. The Cuscó family has farmed this land since the 1600s and for generations sold its grapes to the large Cava houses; in 2006 the couple began bottling under their own name. Les Forques draws on two vineyards. The Cabernet Sauvignon comes from Mas d'en Tort in Torrelavit, planted in 1983 on steep calcareous clay and gravel; the vines are small and the grapes hang close to the ground, which the family credits for fuller ripening. The other 10% comes from half a hectare in Les Gunyoles, the plot that shares the wine's name, planted with varieties the family has recovered: Mandó, found in an old Catalan vineyard; Cannonau, which the winery describes as an old Catalan Garnacha that survived in Sardinia; Monica, also from Sardinia; and Sumoll, the Penedès's own red grape.

The Profile: Ruby red. Fresh blackberry, strawberry and a floral note. Mineral on the palate, with balanced acidity that gives freshness and length. 13.58% alcohol, pH 3.30, 4.4 g/l acidity. The winery frames it as a Mediterranean Cabernet, with the recovered grapes and the soil giving it its character.

The Craft: Hand-picked into boxes, with the grapes sorted in the vineyard. Chilled to 4°C for 24 hours, then 15 days on the skins. Twelve months in used French oak, chosen so the wood does not mask the fruit. Bottled March 2026; 6,300 bottles.

The Pairing: Serve at 16–18°C. The winery suggests red meat: grilled lamb, botifarra sausage, or steak.