SCALA DEI PRIOR

Scala Dei Prior 2019

Clarity and brilliance. Deep intense ruby red with garnet and bluish hues on the rim. Intense lingering aromas of red and black fruit, wild strawberries, blackberries, violet floral nuances underlain with supple spiciness and toasty notes. This wine has body, finesse, a silky mouthfeel with ripe elegant tannins which are enhanced by the mineral aromas from the licorella soil.

VARIETIES: Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Grenache, Syrah
REGION: D.O.Q. Priorat, Spain
AGEING: Ages in 100% French oak barrels and foudres for 1 year, and 1 year in bottles
GUARDING POTENTIAL: Enjoy now or will cellar well up to 10 years
SERVE: Serve at 16ºC – 18ºC
FITS TO: Butifarra Negra, Arroz a la Catalana, Rabo de Toro, Queso Manchego
VIVINO: Average 4.0 ★★★★✰

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Prior | Range | Cellers Scala Dei

Scala Dei Prior is a wine with personality, which breathes tradition and authenticity, as it allows us to better understand the richness of DOC Priorat. It is made with grapes from different small plots carefully selected. This care during all the elaboration gives result to a red wine structured breeding and with fullness of aromas that transports us to the vineyards of the Priorat.

The grapes used come from the historic varieties of the area. The vineyards are quite old (35-65 years old) and are grown in terraces and on the typical llicorella slopes in Priorat. The orography and, above all, the desire to obtain the best grapes, requires that the harvest is manual. Its various nuances are not only the result of the combination of heights (between 400 and 600 metres altitude), but also the consequence of the vine’s different orientations – which favour a slow and regular ripening of the grapes. It is, therefore, a unique and highly representative wine from Priorat.