MADE in Mallorca
The Art of Wine
- Macià Batle
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Mallorca’s interior plains, where the hot Mediterranean sun shines 300 days a year onto the dark red soil, is the agricultural beating heart of the island. Here, row upon row of immaculate vines grow as they have done since they were introduced to Mallorca by the Romans in 123BC.
allorcan wines are rapidly gaining recognition internationally, with local varieties of grape such as Prensal Blanc for white wines and Manto Negro and Callet for the reds being cultivated with huge success and acclaim by wineries such as Macià Batle. As one of the island’s largest wineries, whose ancestry dates back to 1856, they pride themselves in their truly Mallorcan wines. And with only 20% of the one million bottles they produce each yea "&V??rW??'FVB?F?W&R?W7B&R&V6??F?R??6?2F??( ?Bv?BF??WBF?V??VfRF?R?6??B?f?gF?vV?W&F???v??R???W"&???6W'f??2?&F?RW????2( ?v??R?B'BF?&V7F?ffV7BF?R6V?6?F?f?G??bF?R?V??&V??r?v??6??2F?R6?W&6R?b?V7W&R?B???W72?2F?FR?v??W&?6?B?( ?v??R6?w2?WG'???F?R?V'G>( ?( ???bv??R?2??FVVB?'BF?V?B?6?:&F?RF?R''W6?7G&??W2&R6W'F???VffV7F?fR2GFW7FVB'?F?RF??V?2?bv&G2?B67&VF?FF???2F?BFV6?&FRF?Rv??2?bF?Rv??W'?V?G&?6R?F??2v??FW&gV?6???V7F???v?F?'B?26??WF???rF?B'V?2g&??w&RF?&?GF?RB?6?:&F?R?g&??F?R?7FW&gV?&?V?F??r?b??6?w&W2v?F???FW&?F????f&?WF?W2?F?F?R??B??6???r?b??F?f?GV?g'V?G2f?"F?V?"&W6W'f&?fF??B?2F?ff?7V?BF?&wVRF?B'F?7G'?F?W6?( ?B??'B?2f???f??W&?6???rF?V6?F?F?R&W6W'f?B7V6??6???V7F???v??W2?F?V?"?&V?2&RFW6?v?VB'?&V??v?VB'F?7G2?V6??V"'&??w2?Wr?'fW7B?B?Wr'F?7B???7B????&6&W6?FV?G2?v??7&gB?&V?2F?B6???V?V?BF?Rv??R?6??v66??rV6?VF?F???v?F??G2?v?V??VR7G??R?F?R???&V?76"f?"W???R????FW&?F?????66???VB'F?7B?B?F?fR?&?&?????&6??v??6R7W'g?'7G&7Bf?wW&W2?fRF?&?VB6WfW&?6???V7F???2?7W&V?'&??v??rF???BF?R?&6R( ?gV???&?F?VN( ??g&??F?Rv&B?v?????rvW&??67V?F?"?Bf??????W"&V&V66??&?F?&V??v?VB'F?7G27V6?2????6?gR?W'v??&V6?F??B?g&?6W66?'L:??"W6???V6?v?fW2F?V?"?&V?W'6???f??W&?6??B??FW'&WFF????F?R&W6W'f&?fF?26W'F???f?wW&V?VB?b?6?:&F?R?FVW&VBv??6?7V?G2B???F?2vV??r??g&V?6???&'&V?2??F?R6???fV?FVB6V??'2?bF?R6?F?&??&6VBv??W'???WBF?R6?f2?bF?V?"v??W2?2?????&R6???W'2( 2F?R&??2FR&??2?27&?7?Bg'V?G??F?R7&???6???F??B??FV?6R??BF?R??V?r?6W&6?;6?6&,;6??62&Rg&W6???v?B?B?FR&VF????F?g&????6?w&Rf&?WF?W2?f?6?F?'2F?F?R6?F?&?FV?6?:?v??W'????F?R?V'B?b????&6?v??R6?V?G'??6?W?W&?V?6RF?R76????B'F?7G'?v??6?v?W2??F?7&gF??rF?W6Rv??W2???RvV???6??&V?w&?VBW&f?&??6Rw&W2&R?'fW7FVB?&W76VB?vVB?B&?GF?VB??f?Wr?bf?6?F?'2v???2w&?Bf???R?bF?W"?6?W?W&?V?6Rf?"F?V?6V?fW2F?Rf?f?W'2?b????&6 ( ?26V?GW&?W2???Bv??W2??F?Rv??W'??b?&?v???'Gv?&?2?# ??