Product Description:

"Closa Battlet was established in 2000 when Marc Ripoll, a young man in his early twenties, returned to the Priorat to take over vineyards that had been in his family for years. Previous to his arrival, the harvest was sold to the local cooperative. Over the last few years, Marc has restored the old winery and built Closa Battlet into one of the top estates in the region. The terroir of the Priorat should be looked at in a Burgundian context, with each of the historical villages having slightly different soils producing different styles of wines. However, the one common theme that draws them all together is the presence of schiste (licorella in Catalan) which helps form these craggy hillsides. The vines are planted on slopes and are often steeply terraced, making for difficult work and extremely low yields. The climate is Mediterranean and the summers are quite warm. As many of the vines are very old (some as old as 90 years old), production is quite limited. Nonetheless, there is an aggressive triage in the vineyard and the winery before crush. Marc uses no commercial yeasts and fermentation/maceration can last up to 25 days. The wine is fermented in tank but passes into barrel for up to 15 months. The property believes that wines need time to 'settle' before release, and as such, age Closa Battlet in bottle for 6 months before shipping. Grattalops is home to some of the most amazing vineyard land in Europe. With terraces of old vine Grenache and Carignan, many over 100 years old, there is little question as to why the village is considered on the prime spots in Spain (and France) for the production of deep, concentrated wines that can age for years. Grattalops is home to several well-known 'cult' wineries including Clos Erasmus, the renowned estate of Daphne Glorian." -Importer

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