In 2006 a small winery, Mas Blanch i Jové, was created in LA POBLA DE CÉRVOLES (Lleida) where quality wine is produced under the D.O. Costers del Segre. The project was however initiated much earlier by the grandparents, as in many cases here in Catalonia. This is where slow wine is the best!

The vineyards are located in the town of La Pobla de Cérvoles and as all Catalan vineyards they carry names, in this case they are l’Esporgada, ElsLlinars, El Plad’en Mas, El Senill and St, Joan. All in a mountainous ecosystem with strong Mediterranean influences neighboring the Priorat and Montsant wine regions.

Our winery, entwined within the mountainous rock it emerges from, seeks to be in harmony with the surrounding landscape and to become part of nature itself.

To this end, they winery’s walls wereoverlaid with large stones extracted from the same site, olive trees were planted on the exterior surface and adjoining areas, the building was covered with earth and vegetation so as to fuse with the surrounding mountains, and the whole structure was painted in an earthy ochre tone.

Our power is partially derived from solar energy stemming from panels located on the winery’s rooftop
The viticulture is organic, grape harvest is manual and carefully selected. Vineyards: rocky limestone clay soil of very low fertility. Attitude of the vineyards: between 650 to 850m above the sea level.

Organic wines,without herbicides or pesticides, made with grapes from our own organic vineyards located more than 700m. above the sea level. Hand harvested at the perfect moment of ripeness. Carefully selected.

For us, each bottle is a small piece of art elaborated with passion and precision for over two years and intended to provoke pleasure and happiness to the ones who drink it. It is a modest work of art because it is ephemeral, destined for enjoyment before its disappearance.

We have chosen the name “Sao” because it is a word with special sonorous qualities, intricately linked to the soil, and that in Catalan means”maturity, perfection, and optimally fertile earth”.

The foliage patterns that appear on our bottles try to convey a similar philosophy. We put our utmost effort into creating a product of the highest quality, with an elegant and original design, that transmits the passion we feel for our land as well as a steady and meticulous work ethic