Costers del Priorat - Rocafosca Priorat 2020

The wines of Costers del Priorat emphasize nuance and elegance over power, a philosophical departure from the strong, tannic wines that once defined Priorat. The blended cuvées, Petit Pissarres and Pissarres, paint a broad picture of the landscape, while the single-vineyard wines, Clos Cypres and Clos Alzina, showcase the individual microclimates of this diverse appellation.

Costers del Priorat was founded by several partners bound to the land. Starting with a small parcel planted in 1934 in Bellmunt, Costers del Priorat now owns 25 hectares in four villages. Winemaker Jose Mas Barberà, the leading force of the winery, sees a new vision for the region focussed on village-specific wines from old vines, transmitted with clarity and grace.

The majority of his plantings are carignan (samsó) vines, including his two most important sites, Clos Cypres and Clos Alzina. This once-maligned ancient grape is now viewed by many as the ideal variety for this extreme landscape. Carignan can withstand the extreme temperature fluctuations and drought conditions of the region to produce wines of exceptional aromatic complexity. All of this comes in an incredibly delicately packaged structure. Jose achieves this elegance by allowing the wines to guide their evolution without ever forcing their trajectory.

Dark red, depth, energy and the wisdom of selected coasts. In the mouth it is complex, bringing together ripe fruit, memories of the Mediterranean scrub and also a characteristic sharp and cold note, a sign of the extreme minerality of the licorice soils.

Producer: Costers del Priorat Rocafosca

Country: Spain

Region: Catalunya

Varietal: Garnacha, Cariñena

Appellation: Priorat

Vintage: 2020

Size: 750ml