2021 NerinTerra Adrets del Priorat
Secondary Description
Damson and iris, bacon fat and candlewax, terracotta tiles baking in the sun - this is a beautiful, serious expression of Priorat. There`s a creamy richness from barrel elevage across the mid-palate, and a quartz-rock minerality that comes across in the finish. It has been made from a blend of Garnacha and old-vine Carignan, from a formerly abandoned vineyard that took five years of hard work to recondition. The Garnacha clings to narrow terraces on a mix of limestone and Priorat`s iconic licorella soils, the Carignan comes from clay-rich soil on an old riverbed at the base of the slope. A deep and sophisticated wine. (NT 26/06/25)
Producer
Origin
Solanes del Molar, Priorat, Catalonia, Spain, SPAIN
Colour
red
Wine Style
dry
Dominant Grape
Grenache/Garnacha
Farming Style
organic
Closure Style
cork
Maturity
drink or keep
Bottle size
75cl
Case Quantity
6
Alcohol
15%
Score
94 points, Luis Gutierrez, robertparker.com, May 2025
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Media Reviews
Luis Gutierrez
The 2021 Nerin Terra was produced with a blend of 77% Garnacha, 18% Carinena and 5% other varieties from a single plot, Clos de l`Afaitador, between El Molar and Bellmunt. The varieties ripen at different moments and fermented separately, destemmed and with indigenous yeasts. The wine matured in used 300- and 500-liter French oak barrels for 24 months. It comes through in an elegant and not so extracted or oaked style, respecting the character of the place in a balanced and subtle way, but it`s not a shy wine; it has full ripeness and 15% alcohol that goes unnoticed, balanced by very good freshness, reflected by a pH of 3.4. It`s textured and fine-boned, with elegant tannins and a velvety mouthfeel. An elegant Priorat, yes. 3,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2024. 94 points