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COMTE PIRENNE, Reserva 2002
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red wine, Reserve
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ASSEMBLY
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55% Grenache, 30% Carignan, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
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ALCOHOL
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14,5 % vol.
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VINEYARDS
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La Perla Del Priorat, finca del Mas Dels Frares (1450) and finca del Antonio Cruz (~1900)
40 to 100 year old vines.
Soil of Llicorella (porous schist rich in iron – speci c to the D.O.Q. Priorat).
Vineyard density: about 3’000 vines/hectare.
Yield: average of 0,5 kg/vine
Pruning, green harvest, and harvest are all done manually.
No irrigation. No herbicides. No synthetic products.
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HARVEST AND COLD FERMENTATION
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After a selective manual harvest, the chosen grapes are placed in boxes and are refrigerated for 12 to 18 hours during the night. Once they are cold enough, the grapes are placed on a table of selection in order to remove any grape or any remaining grain that does not meet the desired quality for vinifi cation (general aspect, skin quality, size, color, texture, sugar content, acidity etc..). After this (second) selection, the grapes are crushed and transfered in french oak barrels for the cold fermentation to begin.
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VINIFICATION
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Each variety ferments in brand new 300L Allier oak barrels at controlled temperatures of 25°C to 28°C. Maceration lasts 25 to 30 days depending on the variety. Only free run is used in this blend.
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AGEING
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The free run is aged for 18 months in brand new Allier 300 L extra fi ne grain oak barrels. (Barrels made exclusively for La Perla Del Priorat by
Tonneliers Cadus and Demptos). Once assembled and bottled, the wine is bottle-aged a minimum of four years in the cellar.
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TASTE NOTES
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May vary a little each year but most characteristics are constant:
Deep garnet red in colour.
On the nose it is complex and intense, with very ripe red and woodland fruits, blackberries, raspberries.
Amazing fruit palette combined with touches of toastiness, cacao, caramel and nutmeg from the ageing process. In the mouth it is powerful on its fruit, voluminous, silky and glyceric. Tanins are round, ending is long and persitant with flavours of chocolate, vanilla….
The perfect combination of wood and wine will improve its elegance in the next years.
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MEDALS
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Comte Pirenne 2002: Silver medal, “Four Stars, Highly Recommended”, Decanter Magasine, October 2006.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
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Best to drink in 2010-2015. Decanting is strongly recommended. Serve at 18°C.
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