Costador

Old vines and high altitude!

The winery is run by Joan Franquet, a natural wine artisan who makes the impossible happen. Indigenious rare grape varieties, almost extinct, make this winery special. The high altitude and the rich terroir allow the wine to express its best form – complexityminerality and character.

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16 products

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Costador
Metamorphica Escumos Ancestral Xarel lo Vermell Pet-Nat 2015
Spanish WineRosé Pet NatFruity
€17,80
Costador Xarello 1954
costador xarello 1954 with glass
Costador
1954 Xarel.lo 2019
Spanish WineWhite WineMineral
€17,50
Costador Orange de noir
Costador orange de noir with glass
Costador
Orange de Noirs 2020
Spanish WineOrange WineMineral
€19,50
Costador Chenin Blanc
costador chenin blanc with glass
Costador
La Metamorphika Chenin Blanc 2021
Spanish WineWhite WineMineral
€22,50
Costador Viognier
costador viognier with glass
Costador
La Metamorphika Viognier 2021
Spanish WineWhite WineFruity
€22,50
Costador Sumoll orange
Costador Sumoll orange with glass
Costador
La Metamorphika Sumoll Orange 2021
Spanish WineOrange WineMineral
€22,50
Costador Xarello Orange
costador xarello orange with glass
Costador
La Metamorphika Xarel.lo Orange 2021
Spanish WineOrange WineMineral
€22,50
Costador Macabeo orange
costador macabeu with glass
Costador
La Metamorphika Macabeu Orange 2021
Spanish WineOrange WineMineral
€22,50
Costador Muscat
costador muscat with glass
Costador
La Metamorphika Muscat 2021
Spanish WineOrange WineAromatic
€22,50
Costador Sumoll negre
Costador sumoll negre with glass
Costador
La Metamorphika Sumoll Negre 2020
Spanish WineRed WineMineral
€22,50
Costador Garnatxa
costador garnatxa with glass
Costador
La Metamorphika Garnatxa Amphorae 2021
Spanish WineRed WineRich & Powerful
€22,50
Costador Trepat
costador trepat with glass
Costador
La Metamorphika Trepat 2020
Spanish WineRed WineFruity
€22,50
Costador Metamorfic Caranyena front label
Costador Metamorfic 2017 bottle and glass
Costador
Metamòrfic Carenyena Amphorae 2017
Spanish WineRed WineRich & Powerful
€22,50
Costador Comadellops Violeta 2018 front label
Costador Comadellops Violeta 2018 bottle and glass
Costador
Comadellops Violeta 2018
Spanish WineRed WineFruity
€17,50
Costador Comadellops Vermell 2019 front label
Costador comadellops vermell with glass
Costador
Comadellops Vermell 2019
Spanish WineRosé WineEarthy
€17,50

Land, soil, altitude

The Costador Mediterranean Terroir is located near Tarragona and close to Barcelona in Spain. The region is called Conca de Barberà. The master of the Costador grapes is Joan Franquet, this crazy artisan winemaker looking after singular vineyards planted with indigenous, almost extinct Spanish grape varieties.

The land is cultivated based on organic principles, most of the vineyards are also certified. The vines growing on the mountains of Tarragona are quite old, the majority are between 60 to 110 years old. The vineyards are situated high up, between the altitude of 400 to 800 meters. The soil types vary between slateclay and limestone. It all creates a special microclimate with high contrast of temperature. Therefore, the grapes are able to mature for a long time and hence preserve freshness and some unique, salty minerality as well as acidity.

Natural process

Joan does take care of temperature control during the whole process from picking the grapes, as well as during fermentation and ageing. Handpicking allows to select only the best grapes and Joan goes above and beyond by making a second and a third selection in the cellar before going into fermentation. Old oak barrelsamphoras and steel tanks are used for fermentation which always starts spontaneously with wild and autochthon yeast allowing the wine to express its best form. The ageing is done in an amphora or used oak barrels.

“The final juice is just realauthentic and natural.”

The Catalan varieties

Costador works with autochthon Catalan varieties of grapes. We’ve stocked up mostly on some Chenin Blanc, Xarel.loSumoll Blanc and Grenache. Our selection is completed with nice juicy pet nats: white, rosé and red made with the ancient ancestral method. Watch out, some of them can be dangerous to open but once you’re over the challenge and were ready to catch the sparkling juice, you won’t regret the bubbly experience. Oh, and did we say that most of the bottles are unique clay ones which you can start collecting right away!