2016 Bodega Les Cousins Marc & Adria La Sagesse, Priorat DOCa, Spain Ehmoser Josef antique basket press that he

antique basket press that he bought from Champagne and had refurbished

and candied citrus wine

as well as aging in 800L amphora that preserves

Raised and aged for 9 months in the same vessels

it is quite full-bodied but carries a significant level of acidity that makes the wine particularly age-worthy

2016 Bodega Les Cousins Marc & Adria La Sagesse, Priorat DOCa, Spain Ehmoser Josef antique basket press that heFrom 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