The Night of Granatxes 22

Wine and the soil on which it grows is a never-ending story, as each type of soil has its own characteristics. Clay and lime can store water well. Sand, on the other hand, cannot do so at all. Sand is very mineral and forces the vine to have much deeper roots. What does it taste like when you grow the same grape variety on different soils? In the cellar, all the grape batches are treated as equally as possible, which is why the differences are so fascinating.

Each bottle is wrapped in a small comic that explains how the respective soil affects the wine and how the wine tastes. The comics are in English, but the pictures are pretty self-explanatory. And the characters in the comic really exist. It is the Capçanes team, and above all the driving force behind the winery, Jürgen Wagner, a Heidelberg native who has lived and worked there for decades.

So far, the wines all have the lush fruit of Garnacha, have hardly any tannin and are great to drink. Each wine is simply fun on its own. Some are a little lighter, others are more powerful and dense. It's exciting to try two, three or all four side by side. Invite friends over and try them all.

• Decanting: 1 hour
• Drinking temperature in °C: 16-18
• Glass shape: large red wine goblet
• Food recommendation: Meat, aromatic vegetable cuisine, tasting round
• Optimal enjoyment: from now until 2030