Mas Martinet, Clos Martinet, Priorat

Spice, ink, licorice, toast, fig, balsalm-garriga, boysenberry liqueur, fruit pastille, densely mineral slate, dense blue smoky-ash, ripe leathery tannin … the pure power of Priorat – blue soil, mineral, juicy, ashy. That said, it is power in a mild register, mellowed by soft tannin, edged by vegetals, briar and licorice.

Winery: Mas Martinet
Appellation: Priorat
Average age of vines: 20 years
Farming Methods: Organic - Certified
Maturation: 60% new oak barrels are used for a period between 18 to 24 months
Soil: Classic "llicorella" - the famous schist soil of Priorat
Varietal: 55% Syrah, 38% Grenache, 6% Carignan, 4% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard Orientation: 500 meters
Vineyard Size: 22 hectares

Wine	Scores	Downloads	Reviews
Mas Martinet, Clos Martinet, Priorat 2018	96 Wine Advocate The flagship 2018 Clos Martinet is the wine that started it all and is still a blend of Garnacha (Tinta and Peluda), Syrah, Cariñena, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Monastrell as it was since the beginning but now with a restrained 13.5% alcohol and higher acidity. Clos Martinet is a single five-hectare terraced vineyard planted with clonal material in 1986 on decomposed llicorella slate, iron and big rocks in the soil. The varieties are co-fermented depending on the date picked—at three different ripening times—in two concrete vats and 200-liter oak vats with indigenous yeast and whole clusters. The beginning and end of the élevage was in concrete, and in between they used 2,000- and 4,100-liter oak vats and some 20% in glass demijohn and amphorae. The wine is subtle and a bit shy, insinuating rather than in your face. There is a lot less ripeness than in the past. It’s medium-bodied and fluid, fresh and balanced. This is a very elegant Clos Martinet. 11,070 bottles and some larger formats produced. It was bottled in June 2020.	Bottle Image Label Image Tech Sheet
Mas Martinet, Clos Martinet, Priorat 2019	95 Wine Advocate Their flagship 2019 Clos Martinet, one of the wines produced in the first vintage of the new Priorat in 1989 by the father of Sara Pérez, is still a blend of Garnacha (Tinta and Peluda), Syrah, Cariñena, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Monastrell. The nose is dark despite the lowish alcohol (13.5%) and has an earthy touch, with hints of fountain pen ink and abundant grainy tannins. 14,000 bottles produced.	Bottle Image Label Image Shelf Talker Tech Sheet