Terroir Al Limit Dits del Terra 2019

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Terroir Al Limit
Label Name:
 
Dits del Terra
Vintage:
 
2019
Country:
 
Spain
Region:
 
Priorat (Torroja del Priorat)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14%
Grape(s):
 
100% Carignan
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
3
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
95 pts — Robert Parker (Luis Gutiérrez). 95 pts — James Suckling. Bottled Nov 2020; c

Tasting Note
Concentrated yet refined: sour and black cherry, crushed slate, fennel, rosemary, wild herbs, cocoa and delicate tar notes. Fresh acidity, fine energetic tannins and a long mineral finish.

Food Pairing
Western: grilled lamb, roasted rabbit, cured meats, tomato-based stews, aged Manchego. Asian: Korean BBQ (bulgogi), char siu or lacquered pork, miso-glazed eggplant, spicy Sichuan lamb.

Production Method
Whole-cluster fermentation with indigenous yeasts; matured ~16 months in Stockinger foudres and concrete tanks (partially in 3,500L Stockinger foudre for 2019).

Vineyard Info
Terroir al Límit (Dominik Huber & Tatjana Peceric). Old Carignan vines (c.60–90 years) on schist/licorella slopes near Torroja; low yields and small production (~4,000 bottles).