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“The red 2020 Clos Fontà is a traditional old-vine blend of 60% Garnacha from slate and 40% Cariñena from slate and granite soils. It fermented in 1,500-liter oak foudre and open-top 225-liter barrels and matured in 225-liter barrels and 1,500-liter foudre (30% new oak) for 14 months. It comes in at 15% alcohol, which is compensated by notable acidity. This seems to keep the more classical profile, ripe, heady and dusty, like the dirt paths between the vineyards. It has some spicy smokiness and a hint of volatility with wet slate and abundant, slightly dusty tannins. It should age nicely in bottle and make a nice, traditional bottle of red Priorat. 5,091 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2022.”