2008 Les Manyes
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(100% garnacha): Dark red. Deeply pitched aromas of cherry, blackberry and musky flowers. Gains vivacity with air, picking up exotic spice notes that carry onto the palate and lift the sweet, densely packed red and dark berry preserve flavors. Supple tannins add shape to the long, juicy, alluringly perfumed finish. By all means give this wine some air or bottle age.
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The 2008 Les Manyes is dark ruby red with an inviting nose of cherry blossom, cedar, mineral, black cherry, and black raspberry. On the palate it is concentrated, vibrant and sweetly fruited while deftly combining elegance and power. Give it another 2-3 years of cellaring and drink it from 2013 to 2023. Terroir Al Limit is a true garage wine project focusing on the old vines around the village of Torroja. The philosophy of the estate is to capture the character of the terroir by minimizing the effect of winemaking to minimal processing and natural handling of the grapes. The vines are farmed biodynamically although they are not certified. There is one white wine in the portfolio, Pedra de Guix, made from a blend of Garnacha Blanca, Pedro Ximinez, and Macabeo. It is sourced from vines ranging in age from 48-78 years. The wine is aged for 24 months in 500-liter casks and bottled without fining or filtration. The red wines begin with the Vi de Vila cuvee consisting of equal parts Garnacha and Carinena aged for 24 months in 500-liter casks and foudres. The L’Arbossar vineyard cuvee (from 89-year-old vines) is 100% Carinena from a north facing site that is aged for 18 months in 18 HL foudres. The Dits del Terra vineyard cuvee (from 83-year-old vines) is 100% Carinena from a south facing site that is aged for 24 months in 18 HL foudres. The Les Manyes cuvee is 100% Garnacha from a 54-year-old vineyard that is aged for 24 months in 18 HL foudres. The Les Tosses cuvee is sourced from an 80-year-old Carinena vineyard that is aged for 24 months in 18 HL foudres. Importer: Eric Solomon Selection, Charlotte, NC; tel. (704) 358-1565
The 2008 Les Manyes is dark ruby red with an inviting nose of cherry blossom, cedar, mineral, black cherry, and black raspberry. On the palate it is concentrated, vibrant and sweetly fruited while deftly combining elegance and power. Give it another 2-3 years of cellaring and drink it from 2013 to 2023. May 2011, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Created by Dominik Huber and Eben Sadie in 2001, Terroir al Limit works with old vines and minimal intervention to make a fresher style of Priorat. Now made exclusively by Dominik Huber, its top wines are the single-site Cariñena Les Tosses and Garnacha Les Manyes.