Winery:  Cartoixa de Montsalvat                        

Region:  Catalonia  (D.O.Q. Priorat)

Vintage:  2017                                          

Bottle:  75cl                                                    

Grape Varieties:  70% Grenache, 20% Carignan and 10% Syrah

Type:  Red wine, oak aged

Alcohol Volume:  14.5 %

Serving Temperature:  16º - 18º

Production: Partly sourced from old vines, and the rest from relatively younger vines planted on llicorella soils. Aged for 8 months in used French oak barriques. Bottled May 2015

Montsalvat: Wine, Terroir and Tradition. Francesc Sánchez-Bas Montsalvat, a small family winery is located in the heart of Priorat, in the village of La Vilella Alta within the DOQ Priorat. They own 15 ha. of vines. Winegrowing and production are done under traditional methods.  Montclàss is the newcomer that has come to stay.   

Tasting Notes:  Pleasant and intense bouquet of brandied cherries, elegant minerality, fresh fennel and clove with lightly toasted notes. Deep and concentrated displaying soft and sweet spices notes and rounded firm tannins. Delicious for the price!!!

Notes: Drinking beautifully now - 2025