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La Perla Del Priorat's vineyard is composed of 70’000 vines planted on 22 hectares. It is located just outside the south-west wall of the "Mas Dels Frares", on a very particular hill. The stone soil of that hill is called "Llicorella" (porous schist rich in iron, typical of the Priorat). The density of "llicorella" is not the same on every side of this hill, as there is more clay on the north side than on the south side. This particular hill was chosen by the monks of Scala Dei who wanted to grow a vast vineyard in the south of Priorat. In the 12th century, after establishing their capital in the village of Scala Dei (situated 28 km to the north), a group of monks were sent here to build the "Mas Dels Frares" and grow vines, olive trees, almond trees, and produced fruits and vegetables in order to provide wine and food to the capital of Priorat. Because of the quality of the fruits that were grown here, the monks and people of Priorat renamed this land "La Perla Del Priorat". The first written proof of this name goes back to the 18th century. In 1998, Yves Pirenne, owner of the "Mas Dels Frares" and 102 hectares of land (including the hill called "La Perla Del Priorat") decided to replant this vineyard that had vanished about 100 years before. Back to life, the vineyard counts today 70'000 vines of 5 main varieties, and it remains on the hill chosen by the monks five centuries before and renamed the "Pearl" of Priorat for at least three centuries. The density of the vineyard is very low: approx. 3’181 vines per hectare. A hectare of vines produces an average of 3’500 kg of grapes per year. In total 77'000 kg of grapes are produced each year, from which 48'000 liters of wine are blended, thus 64’000 bottles of 75cl. The vineyard is composed of the following varieties: Garnatxa (Grenache) 40’000 vines (~57,2% of the vineyard) Cariñena, also called “Samsó” 18’000 vines (~25.7% of the vineyard) Cabernet Sauvignon 8’000 vines (~11.4 % of the vineyard) Pedro Jiménez 3’000 vines (~4.3% of the vineyard) Garnatxa Blanca (White Grenache). 1’000 vines (~1.4% of the vineyard) |
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