2016 Rene Barbier-Sara Perez Gratallops Partida Bellvisos, Priorat DOCa, Spain Armand Heitz Our Trousseau was hand-picked

Our Trousseau was hand-picked

Extractions are very gentle

extremely rich in minerals

Known as a textbook vintage in Napa Valley

having never seen chemicals

2016 Rene Barbier-Sara Perez Gratallops Partida Bellvisos, Priorat DOCa, Spain Armand Heitz Our Trousseau was hand-pickedThey keep some of the wines to be released much later, like the 2016 Gratallops Vi de Vila Partida Bellvisos; meanwhile, many are already selling their 2020s. 2016 was a superb vintage in the region, a year of concentration with freshness. This comes from a zone that is more protected from the sun, from a place close to Torroja. This is still tight and young, fermented with 30% to 40% full clusters and matured in an 1,800 liter oak foudre. This is