2021 Merum Priorati Desti
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Region | |
| Appellation | Priorat (Appellation) |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Grape | |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (15%) |
| Drink window | 2023 - 2030 |
Description
MERUM Priorati comes, as the name suggests, from the famous yet inhospitable Priorat. The winery is one of the innovators in this rather conventional, traditional region. Merum belongs to the Pere Ventura family , which is best known for their beautiful Cavas. The Merum Priorati logo consists of two ancient symbols for the earth and the sky. And those are exactly the most important factors that you as a winemaker have to deal with when making wine in the rugged Priorat. The soil here consists, to start with, of schist and slate. Feel free to compare it with other top areas such as the Mosel or the Douro valley. And the landscape is hilly. The solution to this is terraced vineyards with very low yields and a lot of manual work
On the label of the Merum Desti you can see the contour lines. A hint at the rugged terraced landscape where the grapes are planted. Everything in this inhospitable area has to be done by hand. The Mesti is a blend of Grenache, Carignan, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. It matures for 12 to 14 months in French oak barriques. It is then bottled without fining or filtering. Do you like Châteauneuf-du-Pape? Then you will also find this fantastic. He is concentrated, warm, firm and tough. With licorice notes of sal ammoniac and black and white powder. The Merum Destà has an intense cherry red color and is exuberant on the nose with lots of delicate red fruit such as raspberry, blueberries and a hint of cassis in addition to subtle spicy notes from the wood aging.
No. 5 as the best wine in the world in the Top 100 of Wine Spectator 2021
Specifications
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Catalunya |
| Appellation | Priorat (Appellation) |
| Winery | Merum Priorati |
| Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Garnacha, Syrah-Shiraz |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | Yes |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Drinking as of | 2023 |
| Drinking till | 2030 |
| Alcohol % | 15 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Tasting Profiles | Earthy, Rustic, Complex, Dry, Aged on wood, Powerful, Spicy, Round, Red fruit, Tannines, Full |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Met vrienden, Open haard, Romantisch |
Wijnhuis
Some wine regions simply have something extra: Mosel, Côte-Rôtie, Douro. Priorat in Catalonia (Spain) has that too. The similarity between these areas? In all these areas there is extreme viticulture on slopes of weathered slate and schist. It produces beautiful pictures, but making wine in Priorat is not a walk in the park. The landscape demands respect from everyone who works there.
At Merum Priorati, the youngest wine company within the Pere Ventura Family Wine Estates, they are only too happy to have that respect. Because they know that the barren Mediterranean mountain country produces exceptional wines, from (old) Grenache Noir and Carignan, supplemented with Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Powerful wines, with a lot of alcohol, yet elegant and balanced by good acids and ripe tannins.
The absolute confirmation has come in the 2021 annual overview of Wine Spectator, which contains an overview of the 100 best wines in the world. Here the Desti van Merum achieved no less than 5th place in the World's best wine list.