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Merum Priorati - Priorat Desti2021

RED WINE

PUBLIC
April 2025
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Merum Priorati - Priorat Desti label
  • Producer Merum Priorati
  • Blend 30% Carignan
    60% Grenache
    10% Syrah
  • Country Spain
  • Region Catalunya
  • Appellation Priorat
  • UPC 8 437007 020144

Reviews

Wine Spectator 92

A minerally red, with a sanguine edge to the flavors of chopped cherry and blackberry fruit, plus accents of bay leaf and milled pepper. Lively and well-knit, with fine, chewy tannins firming the finish. Grenache, Carignan and Syrah.

by AN, Wine Spectator , 2024

Technical Details

Estate

Merum Priorati is one of the most important wine estates in Priorat. As this is one of the wildest, rugged terrains where few vines thrive and those that do produce very small yields. The wines of Merum Priorati are consistently highly rated and among the finest in the region. They were awarded the #4 selection in Wine Spectator’s Top 10 Wines of 2021 for their exceptional 95 Point Destí from the 2018 vintage. The estate only produces three expressions: El Cel, Inici & Destí. Each delivers intense and serious complexity against a backdrop of bright and vibrant modern fruit. These special wines are only available in limited quantities.

Harvest

It began early September with the variety Sira and ended on October 13 with the Cabernet Sauvignon. Grapes from the Mervm Priorati vineyards located in the town of Porrera. Harvested by hand and picked in 20 kg boxes.

Tasting notes

Cherry colored wine. On the nose it presents an aromatic and very fruity intensity with sensations of fleshy fruit such as cherry, ripe strawberry... In the mouth it has a very powerful and opulent entry that connects with all the aromatic nuances of the nose. Presence of red fruit, raspberry and pomegranate. It has a very long, fine and elegant finish.

Technical data

Ages of vines 25 yearse
Yield 3,500 kg/ha
Bottles produced 13.148 bottles
Alcohol content 15.2% vol
Total acidity (tartaric acid) 6.3 g/L
Residual sugar 1.6 g/L

Vinification

All the harvested grapes are destemmed, led to macerate and fermented at a controlled temperature in stainless-steel vats. After three weeks with manual pumping over, grapes are gently pressed using a pneumatic horizontal press and are devatted by gravity. Once pressed, the wine is transferred to 500 l medium toast barrels, new and of second use. After malolactic fermentation, the wine ages for 18 months in the same barrels, after which it is blended and bottled. DESTÍ is neither filtered nor fined and evolves in bottle for a long period of time before being released from the winery.