Terroir Al Limit Priorat Les Tosses 2019

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Terroir Al Limit
Label Name:
 
Priorat Les Tosses
Vintage:
 
2019
Country:
 
Spain
Region:
 
Priorat (Torroja del Priorat)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13.5%
Grape(s):
 
Cariñena / Carignan
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
3
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
James Suckling 97; Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Luis Gutiérrez) 96

Tasting Note
Dense black- and blue-fruited core with crushed red dates, white pepper, herbs, discreet smoke and slate minerality; silky texture, bright, taut acidity and a focused, persistent finish.

Food Pairing
Roasted or grilled beef, lamb, game, mushroom risotto; aged cheeses; Asian: Korean BBQ (bulgogi/galbi), Cantonese roast duck, braised spicy Sichuan beef, soy‑glazed short ribs.

Production Method
Hand-harvested old-vine Carignan; native whole-cluster fermentation with minimal extraction (infusion), ~2 weeks maceration; matured in large Stockinger foudre and concrete tanks.

Vineyard Info
Single-vineyard Les Tosses (c.90-year-old, head-pruned vines) on llicorella (black slate) soils at ~600m; produced by Terroir al Límit (Dominik Huber) focusing on low yields and terroir expression.