Description

Data sheet:

Winery: Mervm Priorati (Pere Ventura)

DOCa. Priorat

Vintage: 2020

Variety: 30% Black Grenache, 15% Carignan, 30% Syrah and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon

Grade: 15,5% vol.

Tasting note:

Cel 2020 is an exclusive, limited and select wine; a wine with a long, complete, intense expression and a character that evolves over time. The first impression, on the nose, is provided by the aroma of blueberries, black fruit and the humor of the Mediterranean countryside. In the second smell, the aromatic display of El Cel 2020 is incessant: The smell of fine pastry mixes with elongated sheets of butter on freshly baked bread and toasts that we ate when we were children; we also sense the sweet smell that this land of slate after the rain or at sunset. The Cel 2020 also puts us aside in the perception of indescribable aromas to evoke the memories lived on our land and our particular sky.On the palate, El Cel 2020, is corpulent, structured, mineral and with notes of aging in well wood integrated. There we will appreciate the flavor of forest berries, blackberries and plums; in addition to the chocolate, smoked and toasted taste that the wine has acquired during its evolution in the barrel.Once served, the deep red of El Cel 2020 reflects, because it has the reverberation of all the colors of a land, the instinct of the blood and it is a reflection of a sky, now changing, now stable.

Serving temperature: 16º C

Geology and Soil:

From llicorell; rocky and very poor in organic matter, so the vines have little vigor and offer low yields. The mother rock is laminated, which forces the vine to develop roots up to 15 meters. Both factors contribute to creating an ideal environment to withstand summer stress and consolidate a progressive and perfect ripening of the grape.

Vintage

The 2020 vintage has been characterized by a rainy spring and a dry and warm summer and autumn. Garnacha production has been irregular due to the difficulties of setting. The hailstorm in June had no significant effects. The vintage was very healthy and stood out for its quality.

Pairing

A wine as excellent and rich in body, as El Cel 2020, makes Made in Spain Gourmet recommend its pairing as an accompaniment to capricious dishes such as hare confit in herb and vegetable marinade, suckling pig terrine or venison loin with pomegranate sauce. In any situation, El Cel always lightens fat and gives impulse to pleasures. Among our cheeses, the cured reserve goat and sheep cheeses are the favorites for this pairing, and a more special one, elk Tormentoso from Quesos Calaveruela. Sublime.

Preparation:

Manual harvest collected in boxes of 20 kg. 100% of the vintage is skidded. Fermentation / maceration at controlled temperature and carried out in stainless steel tanks. After three weeks, a soft pressing is carried out through a pneumatic horizontal press. Once pressed, the wine goes to 225 l French oak barrels, where malolactic fermentation takes place. After aging for between 14 to 18 months in oak barrels, the wine is cupejat and bottled. Cel 2020 is neither filtered nor clarified.

Vintage 2020: extraordinary

En Mervm Priorati they work hard and strive every day to ensure the quality standards of their wines. They accept the extreme weather conditions and suffer the adversities of the heroic viticulture that marks the character of the land. They work exclusively with their own grapes from their farms: the origin is the only way to guarantee wines of the highest quality. The result of all this is a very limited production marked by the terroir.

The 2020 vintage was rated Excellent for its quality and for the health status of the grapes. However, abundant rainfall in the vineyard and excess humidity in combination with overly warm temperatures created the perfect environment for the development of one of the most devastating fungal diseases: downy mildew. In Mervm Priorati, it affected the flowering time and, as a consequence, an important part of the vines did not bear fruit. The grape harvest in 2020 was therefore very good but also very scarce.

This vintage will be of great prestige for wines from Mervm Priorati.

The region has the coveted DOCa...

Currently, the region has the coveted "Qualified Denomination of Origin" designation that in Spain is only shared with Rioja.

The Priorat Qualified Designation of Origin is a small mountainous region located in the province of Tarragona. The Sierra de Montsant massif delimits it to the north, to the west is the Sierra de La Figuera, to the east is the Sierra de Molló and, to the south, the territory opens up following the course of the Siurana river downstream towards the Ebro The Siurana river and its tributaries are the main geographical artery of the area, and cause a series of valleys and small plains thanks also to the geological sinuosity of the mountains and mountain slopes. In accordance with the legislation of Catalonia regarding the regional administrative division, the territory of the DOCa Priorat falls within a more extensive administrative delimitation known as the "Comarca del Priorat", which also has a part of territory that is not part of the wine-growing Priorat .

The Priorat Qualified Designation of Origin has an area of 17.629 hectares, of which 2.163,97 are planted with vines and cultivated by 513 winegrowers. Administratively, 9 municipalities are part of the DOCa Priorat: Bellmunt del Priorat, Gratallops, El Lloar, El Molar, La Morera de Montsant (which includes the town of Scala Dei), Poboleda, Porrera, Torroja del Priorat, La Vilella Alta and La Vilella Baixa. In addition, within the limits of the DOQ Priorat there is also the northern part of the municipality of Falset (the Masos de Falset area) and the eastern part of the municipality of El Molar (Les Solanes del Molar). La Morera de Montsant, Scala Dei, Gratallops, Torroja del Priorat, Porrera and Poboleda formerly made up the Priorat de la Cartuja de Scala Dei. The rest were included in the delimitation of the appellation of origin that was carried out in 1932 and that makes up the current territory of the DOCa Priorat. As a consequence of the expansion of the cultivation of the vine and the quality of its wines, promoted, encouraged and dominated by the Carthusian monks, the area acquired worldwide renown that makes it today one of the most important wine-growing areas in the world.

Additional Information

Weight :	1,3 kg

Information about Bodegas Mervm Priorati

The Pere Ventura Caves were born in 1992, and are established as the headquarters of Pere Ventura Family Wine Estates. Pere Ventura, is the one who founds in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia (Barcelona) the cavas that bear his name, dedicated to the production of sparkling wines under the protection of DO CAVA, leaving behind the possibility of managing family wineries. He leaves everything behind and founds his own winery.

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