2016 Bodega Les Cousins Marc & Adria La Sagesse, Priorat DOCa, Spain Ehmoser Josef with smooth

with smooth

as well as aging in 800L amphora that preserves

“der Hirt” or shepherd

The grapes were harvested by hand and gently pressed whole cluster into stainless steel tank for the first 24 hours of settling

Planted: 1973

2016 Bodega Les Cousins Marc & Adria La Sagesse, Priorat DOCa, Spain Ehmoser Josef with smoothFrom rugged old vine parcels in the village of Porrera (Priorat), this 2017 is a thoughtful blend of ~55% Carignan (Cariena) and ~45% Grenache Tinta, harvested by hand from vine stocks planted on steep terraces of llicorella (slate & schist) soils at very low yields (~5 6 t ha). Fermentation begins with native yeasts in stainless steel vats after full destemming, followed by a short maceration of 610 days, then a gradual press off of gently extracted