Winery: Celler Vall Llach
Region: Catalonia - D.O.Q. Priorat
Vintage: 2021
Bottle: 75cl
Grape Varieties: 80% Carignan and 20% Grenache
Type: Red Wine, oak aged
Alcohol Volume: 15.5% Vol.
Serving Temperature: 16º - 18º
Production:
A blend of the two main local varieties, Carignan and Grenache, from very old Carignan vines selected from centenarian vineyards.
Fermentation takes place partly in 225 and 500-liter wooden barriques and partly in 1000 and 2500-liter stainless steel tanks during 17-19 days at a controlled temperature of 25–29 ºC with daily pigeage and gentle remontage.
Aging for 16 months in 225 and 300-liter light and medium-toasted fine new French oak barriques.
Tasting Notes: Extremely black fruit, very ripe, marked tannin, warm finish.
Notes: It is recommended to decant the wine. Drink over the next 6–8 years.
THE WINERY
Founded in the early 1990s, Celler Vall Llach is located in the village of Porrera in the highly acclaimed Priorat wine region.
The Celler owns a selection of magnificent old estates –known locally as trossos- planted with 60 to 90 year-old Carignan and Grenache vines and located on steep slate hillsides, receiving optimum sun exposure at a considerable height above sea level and unable to retain water.
Vall Llach cultivates their old vines according to traditional methods, without the use of machinery. Additionally, they carefully purchase grapes to complement their stocks, selecting them for their quality from some of the oldest and most reputable farms in the Porrera and Torroja areas.
In the early 1990s, the winery started with some new plantations intended to complete the cellar’s wine production. The varieties chosen were Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah. A very limited part of these varieties will then be used to complete and soften the complexities and taste of their signature wine, Vall Llach. Although mainly the grapes from these new plantations will be used for the production of the Embruix, the 3rd wine of the winery, and another part, also of extremely high quality, will help to define the second house wine: Idus de Vall Llach.
