Merum Priorati - Priorat Desti label
Merum Priorati - Priorat Desti bottle

Merum Priorati - Priorat Desti 2020

  • Producer Merum Priorati
  • Blend 30% Carignan
    60% Grenache
    10% Syrah
  • Country Spain
  • Region Catalunya
  • Appellation Priorat
  • UPC 8 437007 020144
Red Wine

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Item# 97280-20

Product Ratings

Wine Spectator 94pt

Technical data

Ages of vines 13–20 years
Yield 3,800 kg/ha
Bottles produced 10,500 bottles
Alcohol content 15.5% vol
Total acidity (tartaric acid) 5.7 g/L
Residual sugar 0.5 g/L
Winemaker: Roger Oferill

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.

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.