2016 Bodega Les Cousins Marc & Adria La Sagesse, Priorat DOCa, Spain Ehmoser Josef ‘the name is from my

‘the name is from my maternal grandmother who died about the same time as the frost in 2016

Planted: 1973

Raised and aged for 9 months in the same vessels

“der Hirt” or shepherd

antique basket press that he bought from Champagne and had refurbished

2016 Bodega Les Cousins Marc & Adria La Sagesse, Priorat DOCa, Spain Ehmoser Josef ‘the name is from myFrom rugged old vine parcels in the village of Porrera (Priorat), this 2017 is a thoughtful blend of ~55% Carignan (Cariena) and ~45% Grenache Tinta, harvested by hand from vine stocks planted on steep terraces of llicorella (slate & schist) soils at very low yields (~5 6 t ha). Fermentation begins with native yeasts in stainless steel vats after full destemming, followed by a short maceration of 610 days, then a gradual press off of gently extracted