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Wine Description
The Story
Appellation: DOQ Priorat
Grape varieties: Garnacha and Cariñena
Winemaking: Number of days of skin contact: 12-14 days / Fermentation in stainless steal under controlled temperature /Number of days of fermentation: 11 days / Fermentation temperature: 26ºC
Ageing: In French oak barrels for 16 months
Awards:
2016 vintage:
94+ points, Wine Advocate 2018
94 points, Decanter 2018
Wine Information
Alcohol level: 14.5%
pH: 3.22
Total acidity: 6.02 g/L
Residual sugar: 1.5 g/L
Ageing potential: 10-15 years
Production: 1957 normal bottles, 67 Magnums and 35 Jeroboam
Vintage report: In climatic terms, the year saw a dry winter, a rainy early spring, and very little rain in late spring and summer. Summer temperatures were not excessively high, which allowed for gradual ripening. There was a slight delay in maturation in late...
Vintage 2017
SPAIN 2017 Vintage /Extreme weather was seen across the wine world in 2017 and Spain was no exception. For most Spanish regions there were one or more climatic challenges to contend with including spring frost, drought, untypically high summer temperatures and occasional hail storms. Then, mercifully, the going got easier as more typical weather arrived for the August and September ripening period and generally very favourable harvest conditi...
Recommended glass shape
Average Bottle Price
| 2020 |
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| 285€ |
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