2022 Mas Martinet Cami Pesseroles BIO

In 1981 Mas Martinet was born, a life project and a dream come true. The brand is the result of the passion of Josep Lluís Pérez and Montse Ovejero and is now in the hands of the entire family Josep Lluís, Montse, Sara, Núria, Adrià, Marc, Jordi, Armando, Pilar. The unique wines of Mas Martinet in Priorat have enormous storage potential. For more than 25 years Martinet has been at the top of the Priorat appellation. For a few years now father Pérez has withdrawn from Mas Martinet and the wines are vinified by Sara Perez (see also Venus, Dido and Gratallops ). Sara is also the wife of another icon namely Rene Barbier Jr known from Clos Mogador and Rene and Sara also make wines under their own names namely Sara Pérez y René Barbier. Of course we also carry these wines.

Clos Martinet comes from the plots of the Mas d'en Martinet estate, located in the wine region of the town of Gratallops. The land, which contains slate, and the different exposures of the vineyard give this wine the typical character of an estate each year. Mas Martinet is one of the pioneers of the new Priorat, the project of the Pérez family. Since 2017, they no longer use a sorting table and do not do pied de cuve, but all their fermentations are with the yeasts of the grapes; and they stopped cooling the grapes 15 years ago. From 2006 to 2016, they increased the number of full bunches in their fermentations, which are now all 100% full bunches for all wines except the Martinet Bru.

They have 25 hectares of vineyards in five different locations that are farmed organically and biodynamically with permaculture and regenerative agriculture. The Martinet Bru comes partly from an estate called Mas Seró, located in the area of Masos de Falset, the estate of Serra Alta, at an altitude of 400m and facing southwest, and an estate located in Torroja, which is colder and deeper. It is a blend of Garnatxa Negra, Carinyena, Sirà and a little bit of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon of course made organically/biodynamically without chemicals.

The Cami Pesseroles is named after the vineyard where the Garnacha and Cariñena grapes come from, a plot that was planted together in 1939. The Cami Pesseroles is the old path that surrounds the three small vineyards where the 95 year old (!) vines are located between Porrera and Gratallops. Two grapes, Carinena (60%) and Garnacha (40%) form the basis here on a very poor soil full of rock. Very low production, only 2 hectares with a naturally low yield due to the age of the vines in combination with the structure of the soil, produces an enormous concentration in the glass. The whole bunches were trodden with the feet and then fermented in two open chestnut barrels of 500 liters with indigenous yeasts for almost three weeks. The wine was pressed and matured in chestnut and acacia, cherry and oak barrels of 650 liters. The wine has only 13.5% alcohol and has a very elegant and fresh style. The wine is precise, aromatic and open. That is surprisingly elegant for Cariñena, a grape that almost always has a rustic touch. Only around 2,000 bottles of Cami Pesseroles are ever made. Pure minerality and rustic with a tribute to the Priorat. A very beautiful bouquet of raspberry, blackcurrant, rosemary, cocoa, soft impression of vanilla and a pleasant smoky undertone. Silky soft attack to an incredibly long mineral finish. Clearly a wine with great storage potential but also a very impressive experience in its youth.

FACT: In the tab 'Attachments' you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send you this when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount. You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.