Parmí, L'Esperit
(lay-spare-EET)

Tasting Notes: An equal blend of Garnacha (Grenache) and Cariñena (Carignan), this wine is appropriately named “L’Esperit,” or “the Spirit” of Priorat, which is ably captured in the zone’s two most important varietals. Parmí’s L’Esperit is an adept blend of old vines and young vines here, with the average age over 50 years, to deliver a black-red vino that resembles 100 year-old balsamic in color, and a stinging acidity to back up the extract–one of the keys to Priorat’s finest examples.

	Cataluña, España. (Priorat) 4 hectares.		Black slate and quartzite (mica) soil.
	Parmí. (PAHR-mee)		Traditional bush pruning. 1,000 vines/hectare. .3-.6 bottle/plant yield.
	Michele Riva. (me-shel-lay REE-vah)		Maceration and fermentation in Inox tanks and oak vats.
	50% Garnacha, 50% Cariñena.		1st passage French oak.
	3.9 grams per liter.		15 months in the barrel. 6 months in the bottle.
	5.55 grams per liter.		300 cases.
	14.0% by volume.		Wild boar, perfectly cooked porterhouse, or garlic marinated lamb.