LAFOU CELLER

À propos du vignoble et des vins

The home of LAFOU Celler can be found on Casa Figueras, which is an 18th-century stately house located in the heart of the old town of Batea (Terra Alta, Tarragona). The house was originally built on top of an old oil mill.

The winery was founded in 2007 with a desire to produce wines that reflect the greatness of the Garnacha variety and a wine region as extraordinary as the Terra Alta. The landscape, the vineyard terraces and the gorges make this an ideal place for this variety to express its true greatness. 

It was Ramon Roqueta Segalés – who comes from a family with a long wine-making tradition that dates back to the 12th century – who undertook this personal project at LAFOU. While studying oenology in France, Ramon was seduced by the Garnacha variety, by its expression and its elegance. It was then that he began by looking for the territory where this variety best expresses itself. 

Ramon was captivated by the region of Terra Alta (Tarragona) due its style of Garnacha; its freshness, its genuineness and its authenticity. Terra Alta possesses a long tradition in winemaking, a characteristic landscape of valleys and gorges, and an authenticity and belief in tradition. Since LAFOU Celler was founded, it has aimed to express the values and identity of the territory and the Garnacha variety.

LaFou’s vineyards are located  on 15 hectares of land at  a property that spreads for 60 hectares north of the township of Batea (Tarragona). The land lies along the border of Aragón and sits at 340 to 380 meters above sea level.

The vineyards are in valleys with ravines and gorges, which are lined with terraces that ensure that the plants grown there can collect the scarce rainfall in the area. “Fou” means gorge, which is a narrow passage through which a river opens. The soil is predominantly limestone and has a clay-silt loam texture, although in some areas there is a distinctive sandy topsoil (fossil dune). 

Both the climate – Mediterranean with a strong continental influence -, and winemaking are influenced by two prevailing winds: the Garbinada and the Cierzo. 

With the Garnacha as the winery’s flagship, LaFou Celler elaborates 4 wines: LAFOU EL SENDER, made mainly with Red Garnacha, together with Syrah and Morenillo; LAFOU ELS AMELERS, a 100% White Garnacha wine; LAFOU DE BATEA, made mainly with Red Garnacha and Garnacha "Peluda", and a small percentatge of Samsó. And LAFOU DE RAMS, a wine that comes from the Vineyard of Rams (a vineyard from 1966), a part of this wine is made using the “brisado” technique.