Southern-facing vineyards in the sun-baked slate hills of Priorat and 60+ year old carignan vines are not usually harbingers of floral elegance and silken grace. And yet this gap between expectation and stunning creation is precisely what makes Dits de Terra so iconic. The vineyard, one of the original Terroir Al Limit holdings, honors the Cyprus trees that shade the historic Ermitas throughout the region. It is crafted using whole bunch fermentation and initial vinification in cement, then afforded a rare gift: time, in the form of 16 months in Stockinger foudres and cement, with a gentle and unobtrusive elevage.

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• Vintage: 2022 Format: 750ml Minimum Order: 6 bottles Country: Spain Region: Priorat Varietal(s): Carignan

• PRESS: 95+ POINTS, WINE ADVOCATE
  It’s always interesting to compare wines from the different vineyards, and the 2022 Dits del Terra is unusually floral and silky. The Cariena vines planted 60 years ago at 300 meters above sea level are south-facing, and the wine achieved 13.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.7. This was quite surprising, a warmer place in a warmer year delivered a more elegant, fresh, floral and aromatic wine. Cariena can sometimes surprise you like that. It matured in concrete and is nicely textured with fine-grained tannins, with grip, energy and balance. It’s a surprising version of this wine that transcends the character of the year. 4,516 bottles produced.