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16¾/20
Gratavinum Silvestris 2016
Priorato, Catalunya (Catalonia Cataluña), SpainGratavinum Silvestris is a ‘natural’ wine in the sense that it is made the way wine was elaborated thousands of years ago using only fermented grape juice with the grape’s natural or wild yeasts and without any other additives. The fruit is grown in organic vineyards that have never received any chemical fertilizers or pesticides. The grape blend is 85/15 garnacha and cabernet sauvignon grown over llicorella (slate) soils. Its fermented in stainless steel and aged in 400L new French oak barrels. Look for an intense black colour. The color is opaque. The attack is fresh and vibrant with pure red and black fruit with a savoury, mineral undercurrent. There are some tannins to disperse, but there is plenty of acidity to carry the weight for five to seven years. Roast lamb or chicken would be excellent matches.Tasted: 29 November 2018Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $55.91 | 750ml | private wine stores |
| AB | $42.50 | 750ml | private wine stores |
| QC | $42.50 | 750ml | private wine stores |
Blend: Garnacha - Cabernet SauvignonCSPC: 214216UPC: 8410439010228
