Priorat's first "Grand Cru".
Mas de la Rosa is one of the most impressive vineyard of the region, with very sheer slopes (70%) on slate soils.
Another impressive element is the fact that the vines are almost 100 years old, and only Carignan.
Vinification
Very low yield - 1,660 bottles in total.
Part of the grapes are non de-stemmed.
The maceration and fermentation is in open top barrels with indigenous yeast only, for more than one month. Then the wine is aged for 16 months in new French oak barrels
Storage potential
10-15 years
To serve
In a large Bordeaux glass, at cellar temperature.
Trial analysis
A wine bomb! Who would have thought that a 100% Carignan could give such a result?!
The nose is still a little closed at first but open up, with hints of slate minerality and a lot of black fruit.
On the palate, ripe and dense notes of cocoa, blackcurrant, black cherry and flintstone. Very long finish.
This wine will please those who like them solid.