Region: Grenache, Spain

Vintage: 2007

Composition: Carignane

History: This is a project born out of friendship and a longing to return to ones roots. The idea took hold after a long afternoon lunch at Piperade on a summer’s day back in 2003, when the opportunity to buy a vineyard in Montsant near Barcelona, had just surfaced. Master Sommelier and proprietor of Miura Vineyards, Emmanuel Kemiji and Chefs Gerald Hirigoyen, Sylvain Portay and Laurent Manrique were mesmerized by the romance of possibly owning a vineyard and producing a wine with their own signature. In 2005 the venture grew to include more friends, significant among them Roger Lethander and Bob Hackman, and several more vineyards in neighboring Priorat. In 2010 a winery was finally completed and over time the production will reach a scant 2500 cases but the object here has never been commercial and is instead driven by quality and pride.

Tasting Notes: Medium aromas and palate intensity. Dried red cherry, red plum, lots of jasmine, dried raspberry, tobacco, dried blueberry. Dry with smooth medium+ acidity, medium tannins, medium body and finish. Deep (just past medium) garnet.