Winery: Familia Nin-Ortiz
Region: Porrera - D.O.Q. Priorat
Vintage: 2022
Bottle: 75 cl
Grape Varieties: 66% Black Grenache and Hairy Grenache, 31% Carignan and 3% white grapes
Type: Red wine, oak-aged
Alcohol Volume: 14% vol
Serving Temperature: 16°-18°
Production:
A single-estate wine of very limited production, a blend of hairy Grenache and Carignan, sourced from 83–118-year-old vines from the 2-hectare single vineyard "Mas D’en Caçador", a steeply sloped hillside made primarily of licorella soil above the village of Porrera in the DOQ Priorat.
Production:
Organic and biodynamic farming. Hand harvested. All the grapes go through a careful selection both in the vineyard and on the sorting table at the winery in order to obtain the cleanest and healthiest grapes.
Full clusters were fermented spontaneously with natural yeasts and aged in 500-litre demi-muids and French oak foudres for approximately 17 months.
Bottled in April 2024, a total of 2800 bottles.
Tasting Notes:
An elegant and complex nose of red and dark berry fruits, mineral and spicy notes, and a touch of liquorice. The wine has texture, class, and distinctiveness on the palate, with a perfect balance of acidity and dryness.
Notes: It would improve greatly with 2 hours of decanting or letting the wine breathe in the glass in order to achieve its maximum flavours. This is a very flavoursome wine that will continue to develop over the next 2–3 years. It has good ageing potential; it can be enjoyed for a decade.
It is fully suitable for Vegans and vegetarians
Nit de Nin is the personal project of Ester Nin, with 2004 being her first released vintage. Today, the winery is a strong reference in the region as a producer of high-quality wines. Since 2019, the Nin-Ortíz family have been elaborating their wines in the new winery at the "Les Planetes de Porrera" estate, and they work 18 hectares of their own vineyards.
Their wines have been produced under artisan and organic agriculture since 1999, and since 2002, they have been certified by the CCPAE, the Catalan Council for Organic Agricultural Production. In addition, they have also applied biodynamic farming philosophies since 2006 and are part of the distinguished "Reinaissance de les Apellations", an international group of renowned biodynamic wineries.
All their wines come from their own vineyards; costers (natural slopes) are worked with mules. The grapes are harvested early in order to preserve the freshness of the berries. No industrial yeasts are added, and only a small amount of sulphur is added just to prevent oxidation and to ensure long ageing.
