Dits del Terra

Terroir al Limit
Spain
Priorat
2021

Dits del Terra gets its name from the gnarled, nearly 85-year-old vines of Carinyena that look like ancient fingers clawing into the schist soils of this site near the village of Torroja. This is one of the first vineyards that Dominik and his then partner, Eben Sadie, acquired. Grapes are hand harvested, left whole cluster and fermented in vat. No pigeage or pumping over and a 2 week maceration before pressing. Aged 20 months in concrete tanks and Stockinger foudres.

95 points
"Varietal Carinenya from a southerly exposure around Torroja, with a darker, denser expression of fruit compared to Arbossar. Ripe plum and black cherry, iodine, smoke and warm earth. Fresh acidity carries the flavours over powdery tannin, finishing with a touch of iodine and crushed rocks. 2022-2038 "
Tim Atkin ,
Tim Atkin
Special Cataluyna Report 2024
96 points
"The 2021 Dits del Terra shows lower alcohol and more freshness, and it has an herbal note and feels very young and undeveloped. Like most of the 2021s, they shortened the time of aging, and it was completely in concrete and didn't touch any oak (they sold all the foudres). There's purity and precision, elegance and freshness. 4,098 bottles were filled in June 2022. "
Luis Gutiérrez,
Wine Advocate
Sep 30, 2022
96 points
" Reductive and a little decadent on the nose with some dried roses, ripe berries, wet earth and moss. Extremely bright and lively on the fleshy palate with lots of sap, succulent and fine, firm tannins. Meaty fruit with so much verve and purity. Long and broad finish. Drink or hold."
Zekun Shuai,
James Suckling
August 22, 2023

SKU/Code: 
DB3670-21
Product Line: 
Wine
Red
Varietal: 
Cariñena
Farming Type: 
Biodynamic
Tech Sheet: 
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