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Terroir al Limit Les Manyes 2021

  • James Suckling
    99 Points
  • Tim Atkin MW
    99 Points
  • Guia Penin
    97 Points
  • Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
    97 Points
Terroir al Limit Les Manyes 2021 - United Cellars
  • James Suckling
    99 Points
  • Tim Atkin MW
    99 Points
  • Guia Penin
    97 Points
  • Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
    97 Points
Terroir al Limit Les Manyes 2021 - United Cellars
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Terroir al Limit Les Manyes 2021

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99 Points, James Suckling

A true reflection of its unique terroir, offering a harmonious balance of freshness, minerality, and depth.

Les Manyes is the crown jewel of the Terroir al Límit Range, and stands as a prised example, earning the distinction of being one of the rare 100-point wines by Parker in 2016.

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Tasting Notes

The best wines defy color and style in pursuit of provenance. And when those origins are Les Manyes, one need not ask why. Situated at the top of a monastery in the village of Scala Dei, 800 meters up the high slopes of the Montsant mountains, the west-facing Grand Cru vineyard of Les Manyes is a universe unto itself. The Garnacha Peluda (literally: Hairy Grenache) vines that grow there are a rare variant of the region’s more popular Garnacha Tinta. They are equipped with a fine downy fuzz on the underside of their leaves that conserves moisture in the blazing heat – allowing them to thrive even in this hot and challenging climate. Lower sugar levels also mean lower alcohol levels, lending an unmistakable brightness and elegance to enhance the depth and concentration. The distinctive chalk-rich clay soils mark the Garnacha fruit with a minerality, structure and elegance that could only ever be one place, one time, one wine. The grapes are hand harvested, whole cluster fermented, and then aged for 8 months in cement. The jewel of the Terroir al Límit flagship Range, Les Manyes is one of the elusive 100-parker-point wines (2016). Each iconic pour weaves a rich and complex web of smoke and stone, fragrant black cherry brilliance and savory mountain herbs; a delicate bitterness settles like a cool morning fog over the whole, lending structure, shape and an elegant expression, both now and for a long, lovely future to come.

Critic Scores

An epiphany here with its wild, tangy nose full of white pepper, mezcal, blood oranges, forest floor and dried herbs. Really broad and precise, with a chunk of fine, mealy tannins that knit seamlessly on the palate. Nice bitterness at the end to seal it up before an extremely long, nervy finish. Pure garnacha peluda from Les Manyes vineyard. It goes on and on. 3506 bottles. Irresistibly attractive now, but can hold.

-- Tim Atkin: I'm not sure Garnacha gets much better than this. A light layer of smoky reduction gives way to reveal superbly detailed, vivid flavours of earthy strawberries, rose petals, wild herbs, crushed rocks and anis. There's restraint to the palate but encouraged by a quiet force, constantly moving the wine onwards, across taut, etched tannins that crumble into powder as they settle. Incredible freshness and persistence, with a finish that never seems to end. A stunning, moving wine that deserves every applause it receives. Bravo! 2024-2030 99/100

Colour: Bright cherry, purple rim
Aroma: Fruit expression, ripe fruit, red berry notes, rose petals, violets, cocoa bean, sweet spices, expressive, characterful
Flavour: Fruity, fresh, flavourful, balanced, long, fine tannins

The impressive 2021 Les Manyes was very young and a little closed, even reductive and took time in the glass to take off. It slowly developed an acute note of violets and wild plants. It has a little more color than the 2019, but the maceration was more or less the same, so it must be from the year. It's very attractive, juicy and easy to drink, with notes that made me think of Château Rayas. It's fresher than the 2019 I tasted next to it. It's elegant and fruit-driven, right now very young, and it still doesn't have the complexity that it should gain over time. 2,688 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2022. - Luis Gutiérrez

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