Source of the grapes: Several plots on a property in the village of Gratallops:
Sorts, Solanes de L'Ermita, Coll de Falset, Guinarderes,
Mas Pallarès, Costa del Riu, Torrent, Baixada, Vinyals.
Village: Gratallops. Region: Priorat DOQ
Area of the state: 23,15 Acres / 9,37 Hectares.
Soils: Layered siliceous slate soil (llicorell) with variable orientations and a loamy texture. Paleozoic era, Carboniferous period; slate of metamorphic origin, result of the transformation undergone by clayey rocks under the effect of pressure and temperature.
Orography: Steep terraced slopes.
Height of the vineyard: From 300 to 430m. / From 984.2 feet to 1.410 feet.
Climate: Mediterranean: mild, with a great influence of the sea.
Grape varieties (%): 74% Garnacha. 25% Cariñena. 1% white varieties: Garnacha blanca, Macabeo and PX.
Age of the vines: From 23 to 79 years old.
Viticulture: Based on traditional Priorat viticulture.
Vineyard registered as ecological viticulture.
Pruning style: Bushy and Goblet vines.
Cultivation methods: Caterpillar tractor and tillage by “mules”.
Irrigation: No: No. Green harvest: No.
Production per acre and per hectare: 34,27 Hl. per Acre. / 13,87 hl. per Hectare.
Harvest: By hand, rigorous selection
Destemming-crushing: Whole and destemmed bunches.
Alcoholic fermentation: Oak wood tank with regular punching down. Native yeasts.
Maceration: 30 days.
Malolactic fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation in wooden barrels.
Aging: 14 months in fudres and bocoys.
Production: 75 cl: 14.158 Bottles. 150 cl: 473 Magnums. 300 cl: 29 Double Magnums. 500 cl: 3 jeroboams.
Conservation: To ensure optimal development, this wine must be stored in the cellar at a maximum temperature of 54ºF (12ºC).
Lifespan: Optimal lifespan after five years in bottle.
High aging potential.