History
Masia Bach was founded at the beginning of last century by the brothers and textile manufacturers Pere and Ramón Bach. They wanted to link the best cotton making tradition to winegrowing and winemaking, and gave the name of their prime cotton “Extrísimo” to the premium wines of Masia Bach.
Winegrowing
In order to make Bach Viña Extrísima Tinto the vine plots are first carefully selected for their health, ripeness, homogeneity and balanced vegetation. Agricultural practices based on state of the art technology are implemented in order to ensure that the vinestock remains active right up to the grape harvest without too much vigour, with good exposure to sunlight but also with light shade. Work is carried out in close coordination with Enology in order to prepare each varietal in line with the inherent characteristics of the wine it is intended for. Most of the vineyards from which the grapes are harvested are located on sloping terrain in order to facilitate drainage and avoid excess humidity.
Winemaking
The grapes entered our winery at optimum ripeness and were then destemmed. Each varietal was poured separately into stainless steel tanks. The must then underwent maceration followed by controlled fermentation at 25-28ºC, with periodical stirrings of the lees. After alcoholic fermentation the wine underwent malolactic fermentation in contact with the wood, which gives it a buttery mouthfeel and notes of oak. The last stage in the winemaking process is the coupage where the different varietals are blended in order to achieve the most harmonious final blend.
