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Els Escurçons 2021 is a magnificent red wine crafted by Mas Martinet Viticultors using the finest old garnacha vines from the estate of the same name, located at 600 m altitude in the village of Gratallops, in the heart of the Serra Alta. The licorella (slate) soil cultivated organically, the altitude, and the vineyard's exposure granted it its ripeness and an unmistakable mineral character. With great aging potential, it is an elegant and complex red wine distinguished by its spicy notes and hints of ripe red fruit. It encapsulates the essence of Priorat.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
100% Garnacha tinta
Type of barrel
Clay vats and glass demijohns
Type of bottle
Burgundy Bottle
Barrel aging time
12 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Alcohol content (% vol.)
13.5
Creators' opinion
Els Escurçons luce un color cereza con tono granate, limpio y brillante. En nariz es complejo. Destacan intensos aromas de flores violetas, notas especiadas y recuerdos de fruta roja madura. En boca tiene una entrada potente y fresca, al que le acompaña un paso ciertamente goloso, pero muy amable. De cuerpo medio y con una muy buena acidez e intensidad. Con taninos finos, su final es elegante, largo y persistente.
The winery
Winery
Without any family winemaking tradition, Josep Lluís Pérez and his family (Los Pérez-Ovejero) moved to Priorat in 1981 to establish and bring to life the winery Mas Martinet. They began by conducting a meticulous study of the terrain characteristics, microclimate, soil type, grape varieties, etc. The result led them to choose the Mas Martinet estate, located between the towns of Falset and Gratallops, an ideal spot for producing quality wines.
Since the year 2000, the estate comprises 7 hectares with 5 vineyards cultivated in trellis, an olive grove, a vegetable garden, and a Mediterranean forest. The peculiarity is that everything is managed as a single agro-system under the parameters of agroecology. In fact, the vineyard is also worked under the principles of biodynamics, following the lunar calendar. Mas Martinet produces its own compost, and sulfur and copper are replaced with whey and horsetail to maintain the health of the vineyard and soil in a respectful manner.
Mas Martinet Viticultors cultivates the native grape varieties garnacha and cariñena, as well as the foreign varieties cabernet sauvignon, merlot, and syrah. The vines were planted in their optimal development location; each variety is planted in the suitable soil type and orientation, enhancing the typicity and the development of distinctive nuances in the different vineyards.
The winery produces one wine from each plot under the family directive led by Sara Pérez, who heads the Catalan winery. Taking over from her father, she never forgets that this is a true life project for the whole family, "a dream turned into passion."
The winery harvests and vinifies the fruits of each plot at their optimal moment and at their own pace. The wines ferment with native yeasts in wooden or concrete vats, as well as in open barrels for 26-35 days. They perform punch-downs every two or three