90 Points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2020 Black Slate Porrera was produced with a blend of 70% Garnacha and 30% Cariñena that fermented in concrete and stainless steel and matured in 225- 300- and 500-liter barrels for 12 months. It's ripe at 15% alcohol with a pH of 3.5 and a black nose with some notes of graphite, fountain pen ink and licorice, black rather than red fruit, a little dusty with a hint of meat and blood, a little animal. It has some dusty tannins and an earthy feeling with a dry finish.
Winemaker Notes
Having worked with Joan Sangenís for close to two decades, it was logical to select his estate’s fruit for their Black Slate Porrera. With vineyards in some of the top sites in the village, including the famed Mas d’En Caçador vineyard. The Black Slate Porrera is a blend of 20-30-year-old Garnatxa and Carinyena with a small addition of Cabernet Sauvignon aged in neutral barrels for 12 months.
