FINCA TOBELLA- (Priorat) SPAIN

John Lipscomb and Nuria Tobella are the soul and the strength of Finca Tobella, a project that expresses their personal approach to understanding wine, to live it, to enjoy it and make it enjoyable.

They have worked very hard to transmit something simple and complicated at the same time: a personality. And for this they have a base of unquestionable quality; grapes rooted in the Priorat. From here begins the unique character of Finca Tobella wines.

Finca Tobella is a personal and family project that was established in 2003 with the purchase of four hectares of vineyard property in an area next to Gratallops called Les Aubagues. Over time, other parcels were purchased immediately adjacent to the original until reaching the 20 hectares now currently being farmed. The vineyard has parcels of very old vines, nearly century-old Carignan and Grenache and younger vines planted on terraces with different varieties, rootstocks and clones. The highest is located 350m above sea level with varying orientation with respect to the sun. Thanks to John and Nuria‘s training at the University of California, and their work experiences over the years at various Napa Valley and Sonoma wineries, they have added their personal stamp and personality to this effort. The vines are well cared for throughout the growing season and the grapes carefully selected just before and during harvest. Vinification is done personally by John and Nuria using modern methods and equipment and then later the wine allowed to age gracefully in new French barrels to reach optimum quality before bottling. The finished wine is then left to evolve one to two years further in the bottle before it is released to market.