Francesc Grimalt

The Climb

At Anima Negra Cellar in Mallorca, Francesc Grimalt worked as partner and technician in a formative period that set the tone for the rest of his career. The work required close observation, precision, and daily collaboration, with the cellar and vineyard both demanding attention. That early role established a winemaking style built on detail and on reading the land closely, without excess movement or force. Since 2006, Francesc Grimalt has been winemaker of 4Kilos Wines, carrying that earlier discipline into a role defined by continuity. The work points less toward reinvention than toward accumulation: a steady refinement of how vines, soils, and climate are handled on the island. The result is a body of wine that stays measured, sure-footed, and closely tied to Mallorca.

Today

At 4Kilos Wines in Mallorca, Francesc Grimalt’s approach remains grounded in practical knowledge and field sense. The line he gives from life around animals and vines says as much about the work as any formal theory: "But not too much, because the sheep tread too much." It is a compact statement of restraint, where too much intervention or pressure can flatten what works best when it is allowed to develop in its own terms.

Signature

Callet, Gallinas y Focas, and 4 Kilos Tanuki Bob 2022 mark Francesc Grimalt’s signature wines. Taken together, they show the range of his work at 4Kilos Vinícola: different registers, same underlying discipline, with the Mediterranean context kept visible rather than dressed up.

In Their Words “But not too much, because the sheep tread too much.”

Recognition

The distinction in Francesc Grimalt’s career is its consistency. Recognition here comes from the sustained shape of the work rather than from a single break point: a long winemaking practice in Mallorca, carried from Anima Negra Cellar into 4Kilos Wines with the same practical logic intact.