Ferrer Bobet

Vinyes Velles 2018

Priorat, Spain

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Ferrer Bobet’s Vinyes Velles is an old vine blend of Carignane (86%) and Grenache (14%). It’s produced from some of the best steep slate hillside and terraced vineyards in Priorat. Though the “second wine” of Ferrer Bobet, the initial 2005 release put Ferrer Bobet on the wine world map. Two of the most important publications in Spain named it their wine of the year, and accolades came pouring in from Russia, the UK and the US. It launched the Ferrer Bobet mission of creating wines of elegance and purity, and the message has resonated.

 

 

VINEYARD

The vineyards are managed in a way fundamental to the philosophy of Ferrer Bobet: the development of a strict organic viticulture which completely excludes the use of insecticides, fungicides and herbicides.

The grapes grow on vineyard sites with steep terraces and hillsides. Grapes are picked by hand and placed into small 10kg bins. Berry by berry selection takes place on a double sorting table and the grapes are then transferred to tanks by gravity.

WINEMAKING

Fermentation takes place in 15 and 30 Hl wooden and stainless steel tanks, with malolactic fermentation and aging in fine-grained, lightly toasted new French oak barrels for 16 months. Bottling is unfined and unfiltered, and the wine is bottle aged for a minimum of 11 months.

VINTAGE

Higher volumes blessed Catalunya in 2018, and while it couldn’t be described as a cool year, some producers in Priorat describe slower ripening with great natural balance of acidity and flavor, and marginally lower alcohols.

Color

Red

Grape Varieties

Carignane, Grenache

Appellation

Priorat, Spain

Alcohol

14.5%

Suggested Retail Price

$64.00

Reviews

"Wonderful"

James Suckling - November 22, 2022 "A perfumed nose of blackberries, black licorice, violets, black cherries and espresso. Full-bodied with silky tannins. Seamless. Clear and transparent with such wonderfully ripened fruit with fine-tuned intensity. Decadent, but precise and focused. Wonderful." -J.S

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