Winery:   Proyecto Garnachas de España                                     

Región:   D.O.Q. Priorat

Vintage: 2019                                                             

Bottle: 75cl                                                   

Grape Varieties: 100% Grenache

Type:  Red wine, oak aged

Alcohol Content: 14.5%

Serving Temperature:  16º - 17º

Production:   It is made from 60 year old  Grenache vines, planted at an altitude of 300 – 400 meters on sloped hillsides and terraces  on the outskirts of the priorat village of El Molar, the soil is comprised mostly of slate, known locally as licorella, Priorat’s distinctive soil that give its wines an unmistakable character. Manual harvested. Fermentation took place in stainless steel vats at a temperature of 28ºC. Spent 10 months in French oak barrels.

The Proyecto Garnachas de España is all about The Grenache variety, a homage to a grape variety that is coming back strongly and taking center stage due to today’s customer tastes, as it produces remarkable fruity wines with sweet tannins, widely acknowledge for the actual consumer’s tastes. The collection comprises of  monovarietal wines sourced from very old  vineyards and from different areas in Spain, truly reflecting the soil characteristics of each terroir and bringing out the true characteristics of the region they originate from. All the vineyards are located along the Ebro Valley, home to the Grenache grape, where it finds its ideal microclimate and the soils best suited to provide the ideal growing conditions required.

This winery is part of the Vintae Group, an innovative young and dynamic enterprise, whom elaborate wine in 8 different D.O. in Spain. Founded in 1999 by Jose Miguel Arambarri, a passionate entrepreneur from La Rioja and a great connoisseur and enthusiastic of the wine world. Today, he leads the project  together with his 2 sons Ricardo and José Miguel,  causing a revolution in wine-growing industry by creating innovative wines that transmit passion and  having always in mind new customer tastes and tendencies.

Tasting notes: Mature red fruit and mineral scented nose. Soft, fruity on the palate with good concentration, has complexity, elegance and length.

Notes:  Will drink well over the next 3 – 4 years.