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Perjanica i najekskluzivnije vino podruma Merum Priorati – El Cel!
Cuvee četiri sorte: 35% red grenache, 25% cabernet sauvignon, 20% carignan, 20% syrah.
Vinification: All the harvested grapes are destemmed, led to macerate and fermented at a controlled temperature in stainless-steel vats. Afer three weeks with manual pumping over, grapes are gently pressed and devatted by gravity. Once pressed, the wine is transferred to 500 l new medium toast barrels. Afer malolactic fermentation, the wine ages for 18 months in the same barrels. EL CEL 2018 is neither fltered nor fined and continues to evolve in the bottle for a long period of time before being released from the winery.
Old vines are trained as bush vines and mature vines are trained horizontally (Cordon de Royat and double Royat, and shoot growth along vertical trellising). Age of vines: 24 years.
Tasting notes: An opaque cherry-red hue with a purple rim and dense tears. It has a splendid aromatic intensity, both on the nose and across the palate. The nose has notes of dark fruit such as ripe blueberries, with subtle undertones of pastries, as well as hints of toasted grain from the French oak. It is broad on entry and refreshing on the palate, thanks to its well-integrated minerality. It has aromas of dark fruit such as wild berries, blackberries and plums, together with expressive favours from its oak ageing: chocolate, truffle and black liquorice. It unfolds in powerful, complex fashion, and its silky tannins ensure a long, elegant midpalate.
Food pairing: An intense, full-bodied wine like El Cel calls for complex game dishes with plenty of fat, such as jugged hare with vegetable and herb marinade, suckling-pig terrine, or venison tenderloin with pomegranate sauce.
Storing: We recommend storing EL CEL 2018 in a horizontal position, avoiding direct light. Humidity must be constant, not less than 70%, and the temperature must range between 10 and 17ºC to ensure optimum ageing for a period of up to 15 years.
El Cel 2017 : 93 points at GUÍA PEÑÍN 2021 (Spain)
El Cel 2016: Platinum Medal – 97 points at Decanter World Wine Awards 2019 (UK)
El Cel 2016: Gold Medal at Mundus Vini 2019 (Germany)
El Cel 2016: Gold Medal at Sakura – Japan Women’s Wine Award 2019 (Japan)
El Cel 2015: Gold Medal at Mundus Vini 2018 (Germany)
El Cel 2015: Gold Medal at Berliner Wein Trophy 2018 (Germany)
El Cel 2015: 92 points at100% Blind Tasted 2018 by Andreas Larsson, Best Sommelier of the World 2007 (Sweden)
El Cel 2015: 91 points at Peñín Guide to Spanish Wine 2019 (Spain)
Pročitajte o dva druga vina vinarije, Desti i Inici:
Visokonagrađivana vina. Desti berba 2018 – 4. vino na prestižnoj, godišnjoj listi Top 100 Wines of the Year 2021 Wine Spectatora.
“Inici i Desti ekstremno su moćna i ekspresivna vina iz Priorata, koja srećom ostaju elegantna i pitka
Oba su vina, dakle, radikalna i fenomenalna. Radikalna znači da alkoholi prelaze 15 posto.
Nadalje, oba su vina drastično gusta: ekstrakti su vjerojatno blizu 40. Međutim, Inici i Desti istodobno su glatki, elegantni, prepuni finih zrelih tanina i svježeg crnog bobičastog voća zaokruženog u list cigare i crnu čokoladu.” Kult plave kamenice 10/2021
