Red Wine Vall Llach Mas de la Rosa Gran Vinya Classificada 2021
Single vineyard red wine. Varietal old-vines Carignan aged for 14 months in French oak barrels.
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This is Vall Llach's "Grand Cru." In other words, the top Spanish red wine of one of Priorat's top wineries.
This one-of-a-kind wine is sourced from a single parcel, Mas de la Rosa, located on the outskirts of Porrera, at 600 metres above sea level. South-oriented, the vineyard is planted with centenary vines, firmly rooted in extremely steep, almost unworkable slopes made of the famed, black slate llicorella soil of Priorat.
The 2019 vintage of Vall Llach Mas de la Rosa is a varietal Carignan. Selected and destemmed, the grapes were cold-macerated for 3 days and then fermented in 225 and 500-litre oak barrels, with daily punch-downs and mild pump-overs.
After that, this red wine from Priorat was aged in new French oak barrels for 14 months.
It is crucial to decant Vall Llach Mas de la Rosa 2019 for a substantial period of time -no less than 3 hours- before drinking it.
Only 1,025 bottles produced.
This wine bears the "Vi de Finca Qualificada” label, Catalonia's top quality seal .
Appearance | The red wine Vall Llach Mas de la Rosa is deep purple with a garnet rim. |
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Nose | Immensely deep, this old-vines Carignan has an unending aromatic richness. The purity of aromas is truly remarkable, with some distilled, pristine notes of wild berries and a seemingly unending parade of nuances, from red and blue flowers and menthol, to spices, liquorice, petricor and a metallic tip. Dim notes of spices and, again, a marvelously intoxicating mineral finish make this a quintessential Priorat red wine. |
Palate | This wine of Vall Llach makes one's heart beat faster. Sturdy, wonderfully textured, concentrated and super intense. Palate is phenomenal, though still a bit compressed, and acidity is crisp and laser-like. Minerality is so present that sometimes the wine feels almost like drinking liquid stone. Tannins are ripe, nutritious, and the ending is matched by very few wines. An the wine is only in its beginnings! Exhilarating. |
Our personal opinion | Plain and simple, Vall Llach Mas de la Rosa 2019 is one of Priorat's absolute best wines. Absolutely world-class. |
OTHER VINTAGES | Vall Llach Mas de la Rosa 2017: Enterwine 95. Guía Peñin 93. Decanter 97. Vall Llach Mas de la Rosa 2016: Enterwine 95. Peñín 93. Vall Llach Mas de la Rosa 2014: Not released. Vall Llach Mas de la Rosa 2013: Peñín 94. Parker 92.. |
Year | 2021 |
Type | Red |
D.O. | Priorat |
Bottle size | 75 cl |
Serving tempurature | 16-18ºC |
Should this wine be decanted? | One hour before serving |
Ageing | Crianza |
Type of ageing | Months in French oak barrels |
Number of months aged in Barrels | 14 |
Parker's Score | 96 |
Enterwine's Score | 95 |
Media rating | 94 |
Mono-Varietal | Cariñena |
Pairings | Aged cheeses, Alone, Birds, Civet, Cured cheeses, Game animals, Grilled red meats, Red meat with gravy, Roasted red meats, Stews |
Taste | Complex and Elegant, Silky and intense, Tasty with barrel notes, Very intense and inky |
Occasion | A special occasion, Because you deserve it, To bring to an engagement |