Winery: Terroir al Limit                                               

Region: Catalonia - D.O.Q. Priorat

Vintage:  2020                                    

Bottle: 75cl                                                    

Grape Varieties: Carignan

Type:  Red wine, oak aged

Alcohol Volume: 13.5%

Serving Temperature:  16º - 18º

This small production red wine is made entirely of pure Carignan which is sourced from a single plot of low-yielding, over 60 year-old vines planted on a sloped, high-altitude, north-facing hillside in the municipal district of the village of Torroja, within the Priorat appellation.

Production:

The vinification starts mainly with the hand selection of the fruits in the vineyard, followed by a careful hand sorting process to remove any overripe or undesirable grapes. Full clusters fermented in tanks with natural yeasts. The wine ages for about 24 months in a combination of 500-liter French oak barriques and a 2500-liter oak “foudre” (oval cask) before being bottled under gravity without fining or filtration.

Tasting notes: Aromas of dark and ripe fruit with a graphitic edge of black fruit. Medium-bodied wine, elegant, creamy, ripe flavors, mineral, and nicely balanced.

THE WINERY

Dominik Huber is the man behind this great project. Since its beginning in 2004, Terroir Al Limit has reached a highly respected status not only in the region but also worldwide, producing wines of the highest purity and maximum expression of terroir.

At Terroir Al Límit, all the wines are handcrafted practicing a sustainable viticulture with great respect for nature and its surroundings. All the wines are organically farmed and the respect for the environment manifests itself throughout the winemaking process, from the grape harvest down to the bottling. The grapes are hand harvested and hand sorted both in the vineyards and in the cellar.