Mas Martinet, Els Escurcons, Priorat

Fresh, with a sweet apple crunch, floral, balsamic, savoury, fresh and fine with a rainwater acidity. There’s very fine llicorella perfume, a thicket of bosky herbs and wild brambly berries in mountain air on the nose. In the mouth, the tumble of herbs, licorice, sweet fennel, peppermint and briar proclaim the countryside in ringing, pure tones. The mouthfeel is of savoury roundness threaded with mineral nerve finished with a touch of spice and sweet licorice root. It has a lovely lingering and finely fading finish of great delicacy. Delicious, complex yet easy, very fine. The very opposite of powerful rusticity many associate with Priorat.

Winery: Mas Martinet
Appellation: Priorat
Average age of vines: 100 years
Farming Methods: Organic - Certified
Maturation: Fermented in concrete and aged half in wood, half in clay
Soil: Orange and yellow schist
Varietal: 100% Grenache
Vineyard Orientation: Southwest | 600 meters
Vineyard Size: 22 hectares

Wine	Scores	Downloads	Reviews
Mas Martinet, Els Escurcons, Priorat 2019	N/A	Bottle Image Label Image Shelf Talker	N/A
Mas Martinet, Els Escurcons, Priorat 2021	95 Wine Advocate A small fraction of the reds are bottled without any added sulfur and go to specific customers, but it’s not a commercial wine. I tasted one of those bottles: the 2021 Els Escurçons. It is pretty, pale, perfumed, ethereal, vibrant and clean, with no fault or deviations. The regular bottling is more Priorat in style, even darker, a little wilder (à la Jura), with a touch of cider that is a bit disconcerting, characterful, with perfume and a faint earthiness, going toward a similar profile as the non-sulfured cuvée. The palate is serious and velvety, with some dusty tannins and a moderate 13.5% alcohol, lighter than the more-traditional Priorats, fine-boned and very tasty. A very unusual Priorat. 91 Wine Spectator Bright and racy, driven by a tangy thread of tangerine peel acidity and tar-tinged minerality, this is herbaceous and well-spiced, with flavors of wild raspberry and mulberry fruit structured by fine, taut tannins. Best from 2026 through 2034. 250 cases made, 60 cases imported.	Bottle Image Label Image Shelf Talker