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Josep Grau Viticultor

Josep Grau Viticultor Vespres White 2022

Priorat - Spain

JAMES SUCKLING

Guia Penin

Robert Parker

S$62.00

Wine Fact

Wine Type: White Wine
Grape Variety: 100% White Grenache
Vintage: 2022
Ageing Potential: Ready to drink
Serving Temperature: 16 ~ 18 °C
Alcohol Level: 13.5%
Size: 750ml

Country: Spain
Region: Priorat

Harvested by hand. Once is destemmed it´s slightly pressed and transferred to a concrete tank with a capacity of 5.200 L for the fermentation. Once it´s finished ages for 7 months in the same concrete tanks.

Tasting notes:

Medium straw yellow with silver edge; open and accessible, with fruity-spicy aromas of white flowers, yellow apples, also limes, spicy hints, appears fresh and precise, framed by subtle nutty-roasted aromas, some yellow fruits also appear, peach, grapefruit; fresh on the palate and with good acidity, has freshness, pull, precision and a great energy, subtly creamy texture, medium body, good length, elegant, rich in finesse and minerals; opens more and more with increasing temperature and air influence, more and more yellow fruits appear.

Tasting Note

Ruby red
Generous in intensity and aromas of red fruit. Slight touches of berries and balsamic.
Very Mediterranean character. Its silky texture, fresh acidity and elegant austerity, offer a very cozy and seductive result.

Winery Info / Brand

Josep Grau

Josep Grau, the winegrower and oenologist, has an obsession with the vineyard selection, and his final goal is to make the best wines, authentic and exciting. He works with a puzzle of small vineyards in the municipalities of Marçà, Capçanes and Falset, each with its particular mineral richness, with clay, calcareous, granite and slate soils that provide, together with an extreme and unpredictable climate, genuine wines, superb, rich, and with the identity of fruit and terroir.

Mr Josep Grau always ferments the grapes with indigenous yeasts to preserve the specific character of each grape variety and plot. Following his "terroir-first" philosophy, he seldom uses small oak barrels to age the wines because he thinks they often suffocate the fruit and impart too much flavour to the wine. Instead, his wines are usually aged in Austrian oak containers, and he prefers Stockinger barrels.