Portal del Priorat Negre de Negres

Tasting notes & discussion 33

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Typically $43/bottle from Portal del Priorat
Vintage 2018 from the Priorat D.O.Q.
Packages have been upgraded to 2-day transit for increased protection.
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About Portal del Priorat: “One of Catalonia’s emerging superstars, Alfredo Arribas was a nationally renowned architect before shifting his focus to farming and winemaking fifteen years ago, and is known for making some of the most elegant wines in Priorat and Montsant – Wines that are massive in terms of flavor and complexity, but diminutive in terms of alcohol levels and extraction…The opposite of the over-ripe, over-wooded Priorat’s of old.”

Royal Priorat Authority

WINEMAKING NOTES: “Negre de Negres, translated ‘Black of Blacks,’ takes its name from the cépage of multiple black grape varietals used in the wine, the sum of which is greater than its parts. Deeply fruited Grenache makes up the core here, and the Syrah and Carignan used come from early harvest fruit in the Somni vineyard. Farming is certified organic and winemaking follows biodynamic practices.” (AbV 14.0%, pH 3.5, TA 5.4 g/L)

VARIETALS: 60% old vine Grenache, 30% Carignane, 10% Syrah

BARRELS: 12 months in French oak.

PAIRS WITH: N/A

THAT REMINDS ME OF: The Royal Rat Authority.

Alright, so in Dark Souls 2, there are these rats. And they have this whole covenant under the Rat King. He’s just this big old rat. According to him, rats used to have a deal with humans. While humans get what’s on the surface, the rats get whatever’s underground. Humans would break this deal, however, and drive the rats away, so the Rat King is none too pleased with humans.

The Royal Rat Authority is the enforcer of the Rat King’s authority. It is an even bigger rat. Incredibly large. A true ROUS. Almost wolf-like in its appearance, although that’s probably because they reused the assets of a previous giant wolf enemy in Dark Souls to make it. If you can beat up the Royal Rat Authority, you are granted an audience with the Rat King and even offered a place in his organization. Maybe you can mend the peace between rats and men.

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Portal del Priorat Negre de Negres

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