Our century-old vineyards: els "trossos"
Celler Vall Llach owns and rents a group of century-old
estates, known to people from Priorat as the "trossos".
Chosen from among the best in the area of Porrera and Torroja,
they guarantee a grape which is extraordinary and exclusive
to their wines.
These old vines, chosen for the magnificent age of their
stocks, are located in areas with highly enviable conditions
due to their surroundings, wine-processing possibilities,
hours of sunshine and height above sea level.
Their slopes are impressive to the eye, preventing any kind
of mechanized farming which forces an intimate and exclusive
relationship with the wine grower.
These slate slopes, unable to retain water in the midst of
an already scarce level of rainfall, contribute to the condition
of age-old vines which are blessed with the long hours of
sunshine of a dry, fiery climate.
These and other motives explain the unique concentration of
grapes on the vine and, in addition to this, the Celler Vall Llach
goes even further in its insistence on quality by reducing
the productivity of the old vines, which hardly weigh in at
more than 500 grams, to figures which oscillate between 180
and 300 grams.
Most of the old vine harvest will serve as the main material
for the wine which defines the company: Vall Llach.
Most of the old vines are cultivated according to traditional
methods without the use of machinery. Wherever possible they
are dug up in order to avoid the introduction of cheminal products.
Celler Vall Llach has a privileged relationship with certain wine
growers and owners of old vineyards that are chosen between the best of the region.
These owners bring their raisins to our cellar.
The greatest part of their must gives another wine, which express
substantially the character of our wine growing region Priorat and that
we present as the wine of Porrera's village: IDUS of Vall Llach.
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