Les Tosses 2016 75cl

The 2016 Les Manyes is a hard act to follow, but I could have said the pure Cariñena 2016 Les Tosses was a Garnacha, such is the elegance and the floral, nuanced nose! This might be the most elegant Cariñena out there. It comes from a very old, steep vineyard in the village of Torroja on very dark slate soils. It matured in an oak foudre, quite old, and there is a nice note of graphite and wet slate, red and black cherries and a spice touch. It has great freshness, good acidity and is fluid and relaxed, powerful yet elegant and harmonious. 2,668 bottles were filled in July 2018.<br/>The wines from Terroir al Limit keep improving, and they feel better year after year. The detailed work in the vineyards and respectful élevage—moving away from small volumes of oak and more into concrete—also helps to show the naked personalities of the places and grapes. The 2016s are simply superb, perhaps their finest vintage to date. It was not a particularly cool year (as it was in other parts of Spain), but the wines show great finesse and freshness. The pure Garnacha 2016 Les Manyes could be confused with a great vintage of Château Rayas. I think it's the best wine they have produced to date, and I believe it deserves 100 points.<br/>

The purity to this 100% cariñena is very, very impressive with rose petal, tar, asphalt and dark-fruit character. Full body. Tight and compact with beautiful depth and endless length. So much graphite and intensity. Chewy at the end. Drink after 2021.