2016 Bodega Les Cousins Marc & Adria La Sagesse, Priorat DOCa, Spain Ehmoser Josef Vinification: Pressed directly

Vinification: Pressed directly

with smooth

‘the name is from my maternal grandmother who died about the same time as the frost in 2016

The grapes were harvested by hand and gently pressed whole cluster into stainless steel tank for the first 24 hours of settling

Raised and aged for 9 months in the same vessels

2016 Bodega Les Cousins Marc & Adria La Sagesse, Priorat DOCa, Spain Ehmoser Josef Vinification: Pressed directlyFrom rugged old vine parcels in the village of Porrera (Priorat), this 2017 is a thoughtful blend of ~55% Carignan (Cariena) and ~45% Grenache Tinta, harvested by hand from vine stocks planted on steep terraces of llicorella (slate & schist) soils at very low yields (~5 6 t ha). Fermentation begins with native yeasts in stainless steel vats after full destemming, followed by a short maceration of 610 days, then a gradual press off of gently extracted