Closa Batllet

Closa Batllet
Gratallops, Priorat | Spain

Closa Batllet was established in 2000 when Marc Ripoll, a young man in his early twenties, returned to the Priorat to take over vineyards that had been in his family for years. Previous to his arrival, the harvest was sold to the local cooperative. Over the last few years, Marc has restored the old winery and built Closa Batllet into one of the top estates in the region. As many of the vines are very old (some as old as 90 years old), production is quite limited. Nonetheless, there is an aggressive triage in the vineyard and the winery before crush. Marc uses no commercial yeasts and fermentation/maceration can last up to 25 days. The wine is fermented in tank but passes into barrel for up to 15 months.