2018 Rene Barbier-Sara Perez Gratallops Partida Bellvisos, Priorat DOCa, Spain Famille de Boel York Imperial

York Imperial

full-bodied wine

50% Pinot Noir & 50% Chardonnay

Aging vessel: French Demi-muid for 12 months

2018 Rene Barbier-Sara Perez Gratallops Partida Bellvisos, Priorat DOCa, Spain Famille de Boel York ImperialThey keep some of the wines to be released much later, like the 2016 Gratallops Vi de Vila Partida Bellvisos; meanwhile, many are already selling their 2020s. This comes from a zone that is more protected from the sun, from a place close to Torroja. This is still tight and young, fermented with 30% to 40% full clusters and matured in an 1,800 liter oak foudre. This is very serious, a little austere, with the stony minerality from the slate soils,