Terroir Al Limit • Les Manyes 2016

Über das Weingut Terroir Al Limit

Dominik Huber dürfte einer der ganz wenigen Deutschen sein, dem es bisher vergönnt war, einen perfekten Rotwein zu erzeugen. 100 Parker-Punkte für einen Deutschen? Unmöglich? Nein, wenn deutsche Gründlichkeit und perfekte Voraussetzungen im Priorat aufeinandertreffen, dann kann Großes entstehen. Aus 100-jährigen Reben kultiviert Dominik in der kargen Region einige der größten Weine der Welt. Leider nur in minimaler Auflage. In den knapp 20 Jahren des Bestehens ist Terroir Al Limit zu einem der führenden Weingütern Spaniens herangewachsen. Jeder Wein besitzt eine unglaubliche Qualität. Und ganz an der Spitze steht der Les Manyes. Wenn Sie mehr über das faszinierende Weingut erfahren wollen, besuchen Sie es doch einfach hier.

Über den Wein Les Manyes 2016

Der Les Manyes ist das Flaggschiff des Weinguts, ein 100% Grenache aus über hundertjährigen Reben. Fast schwarz und mit überbordenden Aromen steht er förmlich im Glas. Ein Monument, ein Kunstwerk.

Im Wine Advocate #244 vergab Parkers Verkoster für spanischen Wein, Luis Gutiérrez, die Weltklasse-Note von:

100/100 Punkte

Der Wortlaut der Lobeshymne lautet:

The 2016 Les Manyes is aromatic with tantalizing aromas of wild berries and herbs, flowers, a touch of forest floor and something salty. This has a lighter color and comes from a healthier vineyard that gives slightly higher yields (it was not in good shape); the vineyard is in a high-altitude place where they escape the heat of the Priorat. Of course the soils are completely different—they are limestone instead of slate and have more in common with Montsant than the majority of Priorat. The nose could be a mixture of a great vintage of Château Rayas and a traditional Nebbiolo from Piemonte. It's beautifully textured, with refined, chalky tannins and a medium to full-bodied palate, with no room for sweetness but with the volume of ripe Garnacha, pungent flavors and a very long finish. I just couldn't get myself to spit the wine! This is as far removed from a sweet wine as possible: This is a salty wine, a wine for food, a wine for gastronomy. The nose kept changing in the glass, developing new nuances with time—aromatic, intoxicating and attractive, with a kind of magnetism that made me go back to the glass over and over again. I could smell this for hours... I don't think Priorat gets much better than this! Bravo! 2,868 bottles were filled in July 2018.

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.

Drink: 2019 - 2032