Costers del Priorat Pissarres 2022

Pissarres is Costers del Priorat’s flagship wine, encompassing both the cool-rugged center of Priorat and the region’s warmer south. The name Pissarres is derived from pizarra, which is ‘slate’ in Spanish. The wine is a blend of organically-farmed grapes from steeply terraced vineyards across a variety of exposures, primarily in Mas Alsera in Torroja and Sant Martí in Bellmunt. Pissarres 2022 is composed of 60% garnacha and 40% samsó (carignan) from vineyards planted as far back as 1934 on red llicorella (decomposed slate) atop limestone subsoil.

Elevation: 200-750m

Soil: Red llicorella (decomposed slate) on limestone subsoil

Grapes: 60% Garnacha / 40% Samsó (Carignan)

Vine Age: Vines planted from 1934 to 2000

Vinification: Varities vinified separately, spontaneously fermented in 5000L stainless steel tanks

Aging: 12 months in New & two year-old 225 & 500L French oak barrels, 2000 & 3000L foudres, and concrete tanks

Farming: Practicing Organic