Álvaro Palacios Wine L’Ermita 2014 – 2015

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  Red wine, Scala Dei Garnatxa

  Vineyards planted on terraces and the typical "Costers" slate of Priorat, between the ages of 15 and 25 years located in altitudes ranging from 500 until the 800 meters above sea level.

  DEVELOPMENT (VINIFICATION)

  The development of the Grenache Scala Dei is done in small open vessels, by groupage of grapes homogeneously mature. Once the fermentation and using wine-tasting decides the moment of pressing. Once developed, the wine remains 6 to 8 months in stainless steel tanks until its bottling.

  VINEYARD (VITICULTURE)

  This red wine is nourished mainly from the following vineyards: Maset, Stop, Closos, Escorial and Forsans, the D. O. Q. Priorat. Specifically, we look for grapes with a high acidity, a concentration of fresh fruit without sobremaduraciones tannin and a live but mature. It is a wine based on the Grenache. This wine aims to basically three things: freshness, fruit and simplicity.
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  Vino tinto Tinto GR-174

  Description of Red Wine Red GR-174

  It is the expression of farms. In it involved the two terroirs, one (Casa Gran) bringing much freshness and red fruits and the other (La inviolability) with minerality, structure and black fruit. It is made with all grape varieties from the two farms: Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Samsó, Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.    
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  Red wine Cal Grau – The Ninota

  The Ninota Vins is the new project of Company Vineyards Iberian in Catalonia. The Ninota arises from the concern to produce wines of reduced production where the common denominator is house the different appellations of origin of Catalonia: Priorat, Montsant, Terra Alta, Penedés. We talk about wines that are a true reflection of their soils, environments and weather, putting flag a great respect for the variety. Each wine will have your style and personality, offering a great added value. Fran Vernet, winemaker Cal Grau, is the culprit of ensuring that each wine has its own style and a own personality well defined, offering a huge value added very personal. One of the successes of Vernet and the Osborne family it is The Ninota 2015. Belonging to the D. O. Q. Priorat, whose grapes main are the garnacha and cariñena, that dwell in soils on mountain of slate and licorella, with a small contribution of syrah grapes. Vinification and ageing: 4 months in barrel.
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  Scala Dei Prior Magnum tinted wine

  Scala Dei Prior is a wine with personality, that breathes tradition and authenticity, since that allows to know better the richness of the D. O. Q. Priorat. It is elaborated with grapes from different small plots, carefully selected. This care durantand all the processing result to a Crianza wine is well structured and full of aromas that will transport you to the vineyards of the Priorat.

  DEVELOPMENT (VINIFICATION)

  After defining the vineyards that are going to go for this wine, the grapes previously selected in the estates arrive at the winery in small boxes 16 kg, where all the grapes is reviewed thoroughly by the warehouse staff as they pass through the selection table, vibratory installed at the entrance of the winery. After de-stemming and crushing, fermented at controlled temperature to preserve the aromas of ripe fruit. Later, the breeding takes place in barrels (French oak 80% and american 20%) during a year. This type of ageing is completed in bottle for more than a year for the wine to reach the market in optimal time of consumption.

  VINEYARD (VITICULTURE)

  Grapes from varieties of historical of the area and of the vineyards older (between 35 and 60 years old), planted on the terraces and in the typical “costers” licorella from Priorat. The terrain, the driving of the plants and above all, the desire to obtain the best grapes, makes the grape harvest is done manually only. The vineyards are situated between the 500 and the 800 meters of altitude, which favours the maturation is slow and regular and enables a variety of shades to combine heights and different orientations of the vineyards. All this makes this wine unique.

  AWARDS

  94 POINTS GUÍA GOURMETS 2018

  90 POINTS GUIDE PEÑÍN 2018

  GOLD MEDAL MUNDUS VINI - 2018

  90 POINTS ROBERT PARKER 2018

  GOLD MEDAL EXPOVINA - 2017

  SILVER MEDAL BACCHUS - 2017
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  White wine, Scala Dei Massipa

  Massipa is the reissue of one of the wines from the cellar that had been developed in the past with the name of “White Scala Dei”. With this wine, want to show the fresh face of the Garnacha Blanca in the Priory in conjunction with the low Chenin blanc. Comes from a single vineyard historical, The Massipa, planted with white varieties. A white sleek and subtle that has demonstrated a good capacity for ageing.

  DEVELOPMENT (VINIFICATION)

  We harvested the Grenache and Chenin: the Grenache is at the point of maturation that we consider it appropriate to, and the Chenin helps us to maintain the acidity. Already in the cellar, are pressed together, the two varietals, is desfanga the wort and is transferred to a concrete tank where fermentará at a controlled temperature of 16-18 ° C with indigenous yeasts. Once finished the fermentation, is transferred to remove the lees thick, and subtract just fine. During the first two months of ageing is done a battonage per week and remains in the deposit; from the two months starts static ageing with lees on the bottom of the foudre.

  VINEYARD (VITICULTURE)

  This is a wine of a single vineyard, The Massipa, located just to the side of the vine of Masdeu, with east orientation, to 650 meters of height and clayey soil red with inlays of gypsum. The vineyard has 45 years and is the only one with white grapes of Cellers Scala Dei. A road divided the vineyard in half: to one side there is the White Grenache and the other of the Chenin, planted by the Sr. Peyra at the end of the 80 with the arrival of varietal French at the Priorat.

  AWARDS

  93 POINTS ROBERT PARKER 2018

  90 POINTS YEARBOOK OF WINES (THE COUNTRY) 2018