Winery:  Domini de la Cartoixa            

Region:  Catalonia - D.O.Q. Priorat

Vintage: 2018                                            

Bottle: 150cl                                                    

Grape Varieties:  60% Grenache,  20% Carignan (Samsó) and 20% Syrah.

Type:  Red wine, oak aged

Alcohol Volume:  14.50%

Serving Temperature:  16º - 18º

Production:  Sourced from organic growing vines, manual sorting of each variety. Fermentation of each variety separately over 7 days at controlled temperature of 22ºC. Aging during 8 months in French Oak Barriques (80%) and American oak (20%).

The winery is called Domini de la Cartoixa (The Priory’s domain), as these lands belonged once to the Carthusian monks of Scala Dei Priory. The winery and its 11 ha. vineyard are located in the village of El Molar within the prestigious DOC Priorat and is owned by the family Perez-Dalmau. The wines from the winery: Clos Galena, Galena and Formiga are organically farmed and produced wines, duly certified by the authority CCPAE the Catalan Council of organic production, the public watchdog responsible to the ministry of Agriculture of the Catalan Government. www.closgalena.com

Tasting Notes:  Aromatic sweet dark cherry-scented nose, matured fruits and slate notes. Simple fruit driven with plenty of flavour, velvety texture and ripe fine tannins. A well made Priorat wine.

Notes: This wine will drink well for 4 –5 years.