La Natural

La Natural: The La Natural project was born in May 2017 with the idea of publicizing some natural wine projects from Rosselló (southern France) in Catalonia.

At the helm of the project is Rafa Camps, who quickly felt the need to produce his own wine. Thus began a Negoce system project, in which he buys grapes and vinifies them in a space rented from an organic winery in the Empordà region: Espelt. Since then, he has produced three wines using this system. In 2019, they rented their first vineyard, and in 2021, Rafa enlisted the help of his sister Sara, an agroecological farmer who has been working the land since 2001, and she began tending the vineyard. Since 2022, La Natural has had its own winery in Ventalló, and Sara has been mentored by the winemaker Marta Arenas. That same year, they began winemaking at this winery. Since its inception in 2017, the wines produced have been made from organic grapes (both certified and uncertified), using spontaneous fermentations without yeast selection, without adding sulfites at any stage of the process, and without any oenological intervention: the wine is not acidified, clarified, or filtered before bottling. Pruning, harvesting, and bottling follow a biodynamic lunar calendar, and vineyard work adheres to organic farming practices and homeopathic treatments, as well as some regenerative agriculture practices in the Foixa vineyard. The Ventalló Winery: Since 2022, La Natural has leased this winery from the organic olive oil producers Oli de Ventalló. The winery measures approximately 50 square meters and has five 2,000-liter tanks, as well as two 1,000-liter tanks and one 500-liter tank. All tanks are stainless steel. Only La Natural wines are produced in this winery.

Information

Domain Name:
La Natural
Winemaker's Name:
Sara & Rafa Camps
Country:
Spain
Region:
Catalonia
Appellations:
Ct
Grape varieties:
Garnatxa, Garnatxa tinta i carinyena, Garnatxa blanca (terra alta), Merlot (ventalló), Vernatxa y muscat prensado directo, Parellada, Monastrell, Carinyana (vilajuïga), Garnacha, Montònega, Chardonay y merlot (prensa directa), Garnatxa blanca, Carinyena, Garnatxa negra, Carinyena negra, Syrah, Merlot, Petit verdot, Muscat. (st. martí vell), Abeller, Roig, Negre caïm, Xarel.lo, Jaqué, Malvasía, Xarel.lo y otras variedades autóctonas