Terroir Al Límit, Les Manyes 2018
Terroir Al Límit, Les Manyes 2018 is a dry, very full-bodied red from Grenache (Priorat, Spain), in the rich, smooth reds style. Tannins are soft and acidity gentle; oak influence is noticeable. Good with lamb, roast vegetables, steak, beef stew.
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Les Manyes is the single-vineyard crown jewel of Terroir Al Límit, Dominik Huber's quietly revolutionary project in Priorat. Made from old Garnatxa vines on llicorella slate, it is the antithesis of the region's old blockbuster reputation — no extraction, no new oak swagger, just a wine of needle-sharp precision and an almost Burgundian delicacy. The 2018 is a superb vintage for the wine: pale, reserved, and beguilingly shy when first opened, it gradually unfolds into something floral and finely etched, with red fruit framed by a mineral tension that makes you lean in rather than sit back.