Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Terroir Al Limit |
Label Name: | Priorat Les Tosses |
Vintage: | 2022 |
Country: | Spain |
Region: | Priorat (DOQ Priorat) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | Carignan (Cariñena) |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 3 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16°C |
Awards/Ratings
Very highly scored by critics (mid-to-high 90s): Wine Advocate ~97, James Suckling mid-90s, Tim Atkin high-90s; top marks from other trade outlets
Tasting Note
Concentrated black cherry and blackberry with wild herbs, smoke and slate minerality; bright, tense acidity, fine-grained tannins, medium body and a long, saline finish.
Food Pairing
Grilled lamb, roast game, porcini mushroom risotto, aged Manchego; Korean BBQ (galbi), char siu, spicy Sichuan braised beef, mushroom hot pot.
Production Method
Hand-harvested old-vine Carignan; whole-cluster native fermentation with short maceration; aged ~8 months in concrete/cement tanks; minimal-intervention winemaking.
Vineyard Info
Terroir al Límit (founded by René Barbier) is a Priorat estate based in Torroja; winemaker Dominik Huber focuses on old-vine, single-vine plots and terroir-driven, low-intervention wines.