2017 Les Tosses
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Tasting notes
Vivid ruby-red. Expressive, mineral-accented red and dark berry preserve, incense and exotic spice aromas are complemented by suggestions of licorice, cola and candied violet. Seamless and penetrating in the mouth, showing superb definition to the sweet black raspberry, cherry cola, blueberry, spicecake and floral pastille flavors. The mineral quality resonates emphatically on the gently tannic, strikingly long, penetrating finish, which shows outstanding energy and floral lift.
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Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
Josh Raynolds
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The top Cariñena 2017 Les Tosses is a little riper than the 2018 I tasted next to it, but it also has a little more acidity and freshness and comes through as equally balanced. This south-facing vineyard was planted 90 years ago on black slate soils, and its orientations makes the grapes ripen thoroughly and achieve full flavors. Seventy percent of the volume still matured in oak foudres, but this percentage is going to go down to 50% in 2018; eventually, the wine will be aged exclusively in concrete, as is the case with all of their wines. This is expressive and tasty, and it has elegance and freshness within its serious profile. It's very balanced and has a mixture of floral, red and black fruit with some graphite quality and a Mediterranean touch of herbs, even esparto grass. 2,800 bottles were filled in October 2019.
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.