Les Crestes

2022

Fruity, fresh and expressive
A genuine young Priorat.

Varieties

80% Grenache, 10% Carignan, 10% Syrah.
Bush vines of 10 to 25 years old.

Soil

Steep slate “llicorella” hillsides (75%)
and clay-limestone land (25%).

Elaboration and ageing

Grapes are hand-harvested. Rigorous second and third hand-selection at the winery sorting table. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation of gently destemmed grapes in stainless steel tanks.
Ageing of 4 to 6 months in a combination of concrete tank (25%), large oak vats (25%) and used French oak barrels (50%).

Bottling

June 2023.

Analysis

Alcohol content: 14.5% vol. pH: 3.36 Total acidity: 5,7 g / L

23,20 €

Tasting note

Color: cherry, violet rim
Nose: fruity expression, red fruit, spicy.
Mouth: tasty, fruity, good acidity, long, long

Guía Peñín 2023 – July 2023

Vintage 2022

The climate year of 2022 will be remembered as very warm and dry, with temperatures above the average of recent years from May and throughout the summer. The lack of rainfall is also notable. Although the grateful storms in July helped stop the heat stroke, the lack of water became evident. Despite these conditions, the vines showed a firm resistance to water stress, and marked drought only in the basal leaves of the most suffered vineyards, but kept the fruit in perfect condition. With maturity but also with acidity! A year to verify how resilient the Priorat vineyard is!

90 Guía Peñín 2023 – July 2023

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