La Vinya del Vuit 2007
133,90 €
The eight friends' Priorat wine from 2007: a red from old Carinyena and Garnatxa vines, from the producer's selection of older vintages.
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The wine's story:
La Vinya del Vuit 2007 comes straight from the producer's selection of older vintages, offered in limited quantities. It is a rare chance to taste this Carinyena-led Priorat with long bottle age.
La Vinya del Vuit is Catalan for "the vineyard of the eight". In 2001 eight friends, among them Sara Pérez, René Barbier and Ester Nin, began restoring an abandoned old vineyard near Gratallops. All eight first names are on the back label. The vines grow on steep slate slopes; the work is done by hand and with a mule. The wine is made by Sara Pérez and René Barbier, and each vintage has its own label.
Winemaking:
Mainly Carinyena with some Garnatxa. According to Falstaff, La Vinya del Vuit usually ages for about 20 months in used 300-litre oak barrels. Exact ageing details for the 2007 have not been published.
Tasting notes:
A complex, concentrated Priorat that has already matured in bottle for almost two decades. We found no published critic tasting note for the 2007, but in diWine's view the wine is now in its prime drinking window – a rare chance to taste a mature Carinyena-led Priorat. Grand Cru Wijnen notes that Sara Pérez and René Barbier generally believe this wine is drunk too young. A wine with long bottle age may have sediment: stand the bottle upright a day before opening and pour carefully off the sediment.
Food pairing:
Venison with mushrooms – slow-cooked game and mushrooms suit a full Priorat red. Slow-roasted lamb; porcini risotto; aged sheep's cheese.
| Weight | 1,4 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 33 × 26 × 3,5 cm |
| Region | Priorat |
| Grape variety | Carignan, Garnacha |
| Food pairing | Hard cheeses, Pasta and risotto, Mushrooms and truffle, Game and stews, Beef and lamb |
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