2022 El Mas de L'A (Alfredo Arribas) 'Lo Noir', Priorat DOCa, Spain Balvenie and no additives (enzymes

and no additives (enzymes

I visited Michael Schmelzer (last international trip in the before-times) and he was excited about the site: higher in elevation then his immediate estate and with vines going back to the 1930s

3 weeks infusion

yellow peach

2022 El Mas de L'A (Alfredo Arribas) 'Lo Noir', Priorat DOCa, Spain Balvenie and no additives (enzymesA blend of Garnacha Negra and Pinot Noir from organically farmed vineyards at 500 meters elevation in La Morera de Montsant. Hand harvested, destemmed berry by berry, and fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel and oak vats. Aged for 15 months in 500600L French oak barrels (bocois), then bottled unfiltered. The 2022 vintage offers a refined expressionred fruit purity, floral notes, and mineral tensionbridging the finesse of Pinot Noir with the