Mas Martinet Clos Martinet Priorat

Winery	Mas Martinet
Region	Priorat
Appellation	Priorat
Type	Red Wine
Varietal	Grenache Red blend
Vineyard Size	22 hectares
Soil	Classic "llicorella" – the famous schist soil of Priorat
Vineyard Orientation	500 meters
Average Age of Vines	20+ years
Farming Practice	Organic – Certified
Maturation	60% new oak barrels are used for a period between 18 to 24 months
Vintage	2017

Spice, ink, licorice, toast, fig, balsalm-garriga, boysenberry liqueur, fruit pastille, densely mineral slate, dense blue smoky-ash, ripe leathery tannin … the pure power of Priorat – blue soil, mineral, juicy, ashy. That said, it is power in a mild register, mellowed by soft tannin, edged by vegetals, briar and licorice.

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95pts Wine Advocate– 2017 vintage

The 2017s feel relaxed, something unusual in Priorat. The 2017 Clos Martinet has seen a change, as they stopped using the sorting table and stopped using the pied de cuve, because the harvest was very easy. They harvested in August—the earliest ever until 2018—and they didn’t have time to do anything; so, they put the grapes in the vats and let them ferment, and that’s what they have been doing ever since. They feel that there is less manipulation of the grapes now, and that could have helped to make wines more relaxed. This is truly harmonious and expressive, elegant and powerful, not showing any heat—in fact, it’s showing very much freshness. 14,000 bottles were lled in February 2019.