Winemaker Notes
The Pasanaus continue to cultivate the region's traditional varieties in their village of La Morera, with old-vine Garnacha alongside more recent Cabernet and Merlot plantings. Aged eight months in a mixture of new and used barriques to produce a poised, modern interpretation of the traditional Priorat style. A great vintage, bright and focused.
The Pasanau family are perennial growers in Priorat, with vineyards located in the highest municipality of the region, literally skirting the sheer rock wall of the Sierra de Montscant, which forms the Priorat's viticulture boundary to its north and west.
At over 2,400 feet, Pasanau's "Finca La Planeta" dominates the regional landscape and experiences Priorat's widest daily temperature variation. This helps to retain freshness in the concentrated, late-harvested grapes, resulting in a uniquely tight-knit, albeit typically powerful Priorat style. The long, arid growing season, as elsewhere in Priorat, severely limits yields while packing the fruit with mineral extract and complexity.