Winery: Celler Totó Marques                                          

Region: Catalonia – Tarragona - Without Appellation

Vintage: 2020                                             

Bottle: 75 cl                                                    

Grape Varieties: Garnacha, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignan

Type: Dry red wine, oak aged.

Alcohol Volume: 15% vol.

Serving Temperature: 16º - 17º

Prades 950 is a high mountain red wine organically produced, born in the mountains of Prades, a privileged enclave at 950 metres above sea level, where the grapes find their ideal microclimate and the ground is composed of slate stone, which gives the wine its mineral touch. The grapes come from their own estate, vines planted on steep-sloped terraces that stretch from the Poblet forest to the village of Prades.

Harvested by hand, macerated and fermented in stainless steel containers, vinified separately by grape varieties and vineyards. The wine ages for 12 months in French oak barrels and, once bottled, continues its repose until it is ready to be released into the market. Commercialised outside any Denomination of Origin.

Celler Totó Marqués is a small family-run operation with 21 hectares of its own vines, organically certified by the authority CCPAE, the Catalan Council of Organic Production, the public watchdog responsible to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Catalan Government. They have produced wines since 2015 in the village of Poboleda within the DOQ Priorat. Their project Prades 950 was born from their interest in recovering the vine-growing culture of the region and achieving high-altitude wines with a minimum intervention and organically farmed wines with character and personality, wines that speak of the terroir where they come from. The winery is in the small village of Prades in the province of Tarragona; all the grapes are sourced from their own estate, in the mountains of Prades. 2016 was their first vintage.

Tasting Notes: 

Good concentration of dark berry fruit with spice, mineral notes and smoky hints. Mouthfilling layers of liquorice, plums, and blackcurrants, full-bodied, smooth and expressive, with ripeness while at the same time retaining freshness and fruit, superb structure and a warm finish.

Notes: It is recommended letting the wine breathe in the glass in order to achieve its maximum flavours. Good ageing potential.