Salix

2022

Balance, intensity and purity.
Fine, gentle and persistent.

Varieties and vineyard

65% white Grenache, 20% Macabeu, 15% Pedro Ximénez.
Bush vines of 35 to 60 years old.

Soil and climate

Steep “llicorella” slate hillsides.
Mediterranean with a continental trend. High thermal contrast between night and day.

Elaboration and ageing

Grapes are hand-harvested. Rigorous selection at the winery's sorting table. Gentle press of whole clusters through the pneumatic press and the must ferments in second and third year French oak barrels at 16ºC. Once the alcoholic fermentation is finished we protect the wine to avoid malolactic fermentation.
Ageing: 3 months in second and third year French oak barrels in contact with the lees with weekly bâttonage.

Bottling

January 2023.

Analysis

Alcohol content: 13.5% vol. pH: 3.0 Total acidity: 5.1 g / L

50,80 €

Tasting note

Very light yellow apple with a hint of white pear and dried apricot, green tea leave, and a good deal of toasted peppercorn, on top of light barrel spice. Chewy and fresh on the palate, holds good width without sacrificing length, acidity a touch unbridled in the finish, but otherwise fresh with potential to evolve.

Miquel Hudin – July 2023

Vintage 2022

The climatic 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!

92 Guia Peñin 2023 – July 2023

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