Garnatxa

Cims de Porrera

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Priorat

Variety

100% Garnacha

Viticulture

Soil type

Llicorella soils with a 40-50% incline in the mountains surrounding Priorat.

Vine age60-108 years old

Altitude350-600m

Vinification

Fermentation takes place in a wooden vat with daily punchdowns, totalling just over three weeks.

Elevage14 months in 225L French old oak barrels. Bottle-aged for three years before release.

Harvest typeHand Harvested

More about
the producer

Cims de Porrera

Founded in 1996

Négoce hectares

The story of Priorat’s revival and Cims de Porrera go hand in hand. Founded in 1996 by Josep Lluíz Pérez, his approach to viticulture and winemaking was born from the scientific method, having obtained a PhD in Biology before moving with his family to the remote, mountainous region. After working to balance Garnacha’s acidity with early harvesting, countless experiments with maceration time, alcohol levels, and grape varietals led him to focus on the old-vine, incredibly low-yielding Cariñena vines.

Though the reputation of Cariñena has drastically (and favorably!) shifted since Josep founded the bodega, the work in the vineyards has remained the same. Now in its second generation headed by Josep’s son Adrià Pérez along with his cousin Marc, Cims remains firmly rooted in ...