Albert Costa characterized the 2014 vintage as producing wines with “aromatic intensity, a soft entry into the mouth and with noble minerality.” The year began well, with the Porrera region receiving enough rain in spring to endure a hot and dry summer.  The Vall Llach team began harvest on September 11th, in line with previous years, beginning with the white grapes and ending with their oldest and highest-elevation red grape vines. The red varieties began verasion in “a very healthy fashion,” and while a week of solid rain fell between the harvest of the white and red varieties, thankfully another spell of cool, dry air hit Priorat in mid-October, allowing the Vall Llach team to harvest healthy old-vine Cariñena & Garnacha clusters during the last week of October. Considered to be “a very fresh year” that produced markedly lively red Priorat wines, the 2014 Porrera Vi de Vila may be enjoyed now and will age well in bottle.

After the old-vine clusters were carefully hand-harvested and double-selected on a slow sorting table,  a pre-fermentation cold maceration took place for three days before alcoholic fermentation began. The de-stemmed fruit was then fermented in small 2,500 and 5,000 liter stainless steel tanks between 25-29 ºC over 17 days, with daily manual punch-downs and soft pump-overs.  Post-fermentative maceration lasted 12 days, followed by a gentle press.  Fifty percent of the wine then went through malolactic fermentation in tank and 50% in barrel during the winter and early Spring of 2015.  The finished wine was then aged in new 225 & 300L French oak barrels for 14 months, racked once and bottled in May of 2016. 

Blend is 77% old-vine Cariñena & 23% old-vine Garnacha

Acidity: 5.4 g/L

pH: 3.49

Alcohol: 15.5%

Located on the eastern edge of Priorat, Porrera is akin to the Carneros region of Napa Valley, in that it has more humidity and typically receives more rainfall than other parts of this inimitable wine region.  Known for producing round and concentrated red wines that are “fresher” in quality, Porrera is the diamond in the rough and jagged Priorat landscape. Hailing from three, unique old vineyard blocks, the Porrera Vi de Vila is an old-vine Spanish wine at its finest.​

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 Ermita de Sant Antoni - Vine age: 90-100 yrs old, Elevation: 324-387 M, Orientation: SW, Varieties planted:​  Cariñena & Garnacha​ Cabacés - Vine age: 60-80 yrs old, Elevation: 375 M, Orientation: SE-S, Varieties planted: Cariñena & Garnacha​

La Sentiu - Vine age: 75-90 yrs old, Elevation: 500 M, Orientation: SW-S, Varieties planted: Cariñena & Garnacha ​

The 2013 vintage began with a very rainy spring, which was followed by a dry summer and autumn. Rainfall was relatively low between July and October, allowing for a healthy ripening of the grapes. Bud break, flowering, fruit set and verasion all proceeded at a perfect pace and, as a result, the 2013 vintage was considered to be one of exceptional quality. Harvest of the three old vineyards that make up the inimitable wine Porrera began two weeks later than in 2012, beginning on October 20th and finishing on the 25th. However, due to the favorable weather leading up to and during harvest, the winery was able to harvest all of their grapes at optimum sugar and acidity levels, signifying an excellent phenolic maturation of the clusters and a resulting wine with incredible depth and structure.

After the old-vine clusters were carefully hand-harvested and double-selected on a slow sorting table, a pre-fermentation cold maceration took place for three days before alcoholic fermentation began. The de-stemmed fruit was then fermented in 225-500 liter oak barrels and in 1,000-2,500 liter stainless steel tanks between 25-29ºC over 17-19 days, with daily manual punch-downs. Post-fermentative maceration lasted 12 days, followed by a soft press. Fifty percent of the wine went through malolactic fermentation in tank and 50% in barrel, and afterwards the wine was aged in new French oak barrels for 16 months, racked twice and bottled in May of 2015.

Blend is 72% old-vine Cariñena, 28% old-vine Garnacha

Acidity: 5.0 g/L

pH: 3.50

Alcohol: 15.5%

Located on the eastern edge of Priorat, Porrera is akin to the Carneros region of Napa Valley, in that it has more humidity and typically receives more rainfall than other parts of this inimitable wine region. Known for producing round and concentrated red wines that are “fresher” in quality, Porrera is the diamond in the rough and jagged Priorat landscape. Hailing from three estate-owned vineyard blocks, the Porrera Vi de Vila is a 100% old-vine Spanish wine at its finest.

Ermitade SantAntoni -Vine age: 90-100 yrsold, Elevation: 324-387 M, Orientation: SW, Varieties planted: Cariñena& Garnacha Cabacés-Vine age: 60-80 yrsold, Elevation: 375 M, Orientation: SE-S, Varieties planted: Cariñena& Garnacha La Sentiu-Vine age: 75-90 yrsold, Elevation: 500 M, Orientation: SW-S, Varieties planted: Cariñena& Garnacha

Considered a dry vintage, due to the successive heat waves that hit the province of Tarragona from the month of May to the end of August, 2012 is said to be characterized by an uneven grape maturation in all regions of Priorat except for the very coolest. As the village where Celler Vall Llach is located lies closest to the Mediterranean sea, it is known to have cooler temperatures than other parts of Priorat. The growing season in Porrera typically lasts much longer and the grapes grown in the rocky hills surrounding the village are harvested later – a winning combination for achieving a perfect phenolic maturation. In the winemaker’s words, “over the spring and summer months, the scarce rainfall meant that our grapes were very healthy and we had no problems with botrytis. We did not observe any water stress in our vines throughout the summer months and our grapes ripened healthily all the way to harvest.”

After the old-vine clusters were carefully hand-harvested and double-selected on a slow sorting table, a pre-fermentation cold maceration took place for three days before alcoholic fermentation began. The de-stemmed fruit was then fermented in 225- 500 liter oak barrels and in 1,000-2,500 liter stainless steel tanks between 25-29 ºC over 17-19 days, with daily manual punch-downs. Post-fermentative maceration lasted 12 days, followed by a soft press. Fifty percent of the wine went through malolactic fermentation in tank and 50% in barrel during May of 2013. The wine was then aged in new French oak barrels for 16 months, racked twice and bottled in June of 2014.

Blend is 80% old-vine Cariñena and 20% old-vine Garnacha

Total acidity:  5.0 g/l

pH:  3.50

Alcohol:  15.5%

Located on the eastern edge of Priorat, Porrera has more humidity than other regions in Priorat as it lies the closest to a large body of water - the Mediterranean Sea. Known for producing round and concentrated red wines that are “fresher” in quality, Porrera is the diamond in the rough and jagged Priorat landscape. Hailing from four estate-owned vineyard blocks, the Porrera Vi de Vila is a 100% old-vine Spanish wine at its finest.

Ermita de Sant Antoni - Vine age: 90-100 yrs old, Elevation: 324-387 M, Orientation: SW, Varieties planted: Cariñena & Garnacha Cabacés - Vine age: 60-80 yrs old, Elevation: 375 M, Orientation: SE-S , Varieties planted: Cariñena & Garnacha La Sentiu - Vine age: 75-90 yrs old, Elevation: 500 M, Orientation: SW-S , Varieties planted: Cariñena & Garnacha

Vintage 2010 began with a long, cold winter, during which enough snow and rain fell to maintain an important hydric reserve all the way through the later period of bud-break. The rain continued into the spring months, producing a vigorous vegetative cycle that lasted throughout flowering in the middle of June. Despite the abundant rainfall, however, both the vines’ flowers and leaves remained disease-free all the way to harvest, thanks to the moderate evening temperatures and warm, windy days that graced Priorat from the end of spring to the beginning of fall. After a healthy fruit set, veraison also began later than normal, giving way to a nice and slow phenolic maturation – perfect conditions for producing wines of exceptional quality from the typically sweltering, rocky hillsides of Priorat. Harvest began in Porrera towards the end of September and finished during the second week of November, where each individual vineyard block was harvested only when it had reached its optimum ripeness. From a “quiet, slow and cool vintage,” the 2010 wines from Celler Vall Llach should be exceptional upon release and will age gracefully over the next several years.

After the old-vine clusters were carefully hand-harvested and double-selected on a slow sorting table, a pre-fermentation cold maceration took place for three days before alcoholic fermentation began. The de-stemmed fruit was then fermented in 225- 500 liter oak barrels and in 1,000-2,500 liter stainless steel tanks between 25-29 ºC over 17-19 days, with daily manual punch-downs. Post-fermentative maceration lasted 12 days, followed by a soft press. Fifty percent of the wine went through malolactic fermentation in tank and 50% in barrel during May of 2011. The wine was then aged in new French oak barrels for 16 months, racked twice and bottled in November of 2012.

Blend is 70% old-vine Cariñena, 30% old-vine Garnacha

Acidity: 4.8 g/L

pH: 3.56

Alcohol: 15.7%

Located on the eastern edge of Priorat, Porrera is akin to the Carneros region of Napa Valley, in that it has more humidity and typically receives more rainfall than other parts of this inimitable wine region. Known for producing round and concentrated red wines that are “fresher” in quality, Porrera is the diamond in the rough and jagged Priorat landscape. Hailing from four estate-owned vineyard blocks, the Porrera Vi de Vila is a 100% old-vine Spanish wine at its finest.

Sant Antoni - Vine age: 90-100 yrs old, Elevation: 324-387 M, Orientation: SW, Varieties planted: Cariñena & Garnacha Tros of Pasco - Vine age: 70-90 yrs old, Elevation: 450 M, Orientation: SW / S / W , Varieties planted: Cariñena Tros of Sola - Vine age: 60-80 yrs old, Elevation: 375 M, Orientation: SE-S , Varieties planted: Cariñena & Garnacha Ters of Sentiu - Vine age: 75-90 yrs old, Elevation: 500 M, Orientation: SW-S , Varieties planted: Cariñena & Garnacha