Winery: Bodega Alvarez Duran
Region: Porrera - D.O.Q. Priorat
Vintage: 2021
Bottle: 75 cl
Grape Varieties: Carinyena, Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah
Type: Red wine, oak-aged
Alcohol Volume: 15% vol.
Serving Temperature: 15º-17º
Terroir X de Llicorella El Segundo is a blend of four different varieties sourced from the estate's two vineyards.
El Segundo is a blend of four different varieties from the winery's two vineyards, La Rápita and El Fonellas. Vineyards on terraces and steep slopes on Licorella soil, small sheets of slate that give a marked mineral character to the wines.
The vines have a vegetative development without too many interventions. The grapes are harvested by hand. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Aged in new French oak barrels for 14 months.
Limited production of 615 bottles.
Tasting notes:
Complex, fresh, elegant, mineral, ripe red fruit, hints of cocoa and chocolate, and toasted notes. In the palate, it shows volume and character, fleshy with ripe, rustic tannins. Elegant and balanced finish. A food wine that will stand up to big flavours.
Notes: It is recommended to let it breathe in the glass for a short time to achieve its maximum potential. Good ageing potential.
The Winery
Salustia Alvarez is the man behind the project of Bodega Alvarez Duran, a small family winery in Porrera, a village in the heart of the Priorat Region, the emblematic wine-making area in Cataluña. They produce small quantities of high-quality, singular wines from fruit sourced from very old vineyards inherited by their ancestors; two vineyards totalling 7 ha, located on the outskirts of the village, with vines growing on steep slopes and terraces on soil composed of the locally known llicorella, sheets of slate stones; “El Fonellas”, a tiny vineyard and home to the oldest vines, mostly Carignan, planted as far back as 1896, vines holding on very steep licorella slopes with a drop of 44% and west orientated; and “La Rápita” vineyard, where the vines are much younger, having been planted in 1996 and growing on slopes with gradients ranging between 21% and 52%.
