75% Grenache, 25% Cariñena
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Red wine, Scala Dei Cartoixa
This author's wine is call Cartoixa gives an account of the continuity of the link with the vineyards who looked after the monks in the Middle Ages. Because Scala Dei Cartoixa is not only the wine more emblematic of the cellars of Scala Dei; it is also a milestone in the history of wine of the Priorat to have been the first wine to be bottled under the D. O. C. Priorat. This Crianza red is made with a selection of the best grapes native to the area: Garnacha and Cariñena.DEVELOPMENT (VINIFICATION)This wine was elaborated from selected grapes of the best plots of the D. O. Q. Priorat. Each parcel was fermented separately. The maceration lasted about 3 weeks depending on the variety and the grape to achieve a wine with the typicity of each of the vineyards. Parenting 18 months in foudres of 1.400 liters, bocois of 500 liters and deposits of cement 2.100 liters. By having different origins of Garnachas, different heights and different soils, these need a different treatment for your foster, because each vineyard is aged separately in which we believe that is the best measure for expressing your terroir.VINEYARD (VITICULTURE)Grapes from varieties of historical of the area, the Garnacha and Cariñena, and from old vines of around 60 years old, planted on the terraces and in the typical “costers” llicorella of the 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. Each year we choose those who have given the best grapes to ferment separately, pampering the extraction, taking care of the expression of the fruit and taking each step during their preparation to maintain the expression of the quality that had the grape at the time of collection.AWARDS94 POINTS TASTING.COM (JERALD O KENNARD) 2017