Mas Martinet - Clos Martinet Priorat 2018 (750ml)
Price: $99.99
| Producer | Mas Martinet |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Priorat |
| Varietal | Garnacha, Garnacha Peluda, Syrah, Cariñena, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mon |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Sku | 62865 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Wine Advocate: 96 Points
The flagship 2018 Clos Martinet is the wine that started it all and is still a blend of Garnacha (Tinta and Peluda), Syrah, Cariñena, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Monastrell as it was since the beginning but now with a restrained 13.5% alcohol and higher acidity. Clos Martinet is a single five-hectare terraced vineyard planted with clonal material in 1986 on decomposed llicorella slate, iron and big rocks in the soil. The varieties are co-fermented depending on the date picked—at three different ripening times—in two concrete vats and 200-liter oak vats with indigenous yeast and whole clusters. The beginning and end of the élevage was in concrete, and in between they used 2,000- and 4,100-liter oak vats and some 20% in glass demijohn and amphorae. The wine is subtle and a bit shy, insinuating rather than in your face. There is a lot less ripeness than in the past. It's medium-bodied and fluid, fresh and balanced. This is a very elegant Clos Martinet. 11,070 bottles and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in June 2020.
