Vi de Vila Porrera Blanco

Cims de Porrera

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Type

White Wine

Appellation

Priorat

Variety

50% Garnacha Blanca
20% Picapolla
15% Pedro Ximenez
05% other

Viticulture

Soil type

Llicorella soils on 40-50% inclines in the mountains surrounding Porrera.

Vine age7 to 60 years old

Altitude350-600m

Vinification

Grapes are 100% destemmed and direct-pressed. Fermentation is in stainless steel with no malolactic conversion.

Elevage10 months in French old oak barrels. Bottle-aging for 3 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 ...