South-facing vineyards in the sun-baked slate hills of Priorat and Cariñena vines over 60 years old are not often harbingers of floral elegance and silky grace. And yet, this gap between expectation and dazzling creation is precisely what makes Dits de Terra so iconic. The vineyard, one of the original Terroir Al Limit holdings, pays homage to the trees of Cyprus that shade historic Hermitages throughout the region. It is made using whole bunch fermentation and initial vinification in cement, then given an exceptional gift: time, in the form of 16 months in foudres and Stockinger cement, with a gentle and discreet rise. This care and attention elevates it to a fine, complex and fluid expression of different terroirs. The dark depths of the glass belie its ephemeral lightness in aroma and flavor. Choppy black fruit and a lingering herbality enhance the smooth spice and suspended motion on the palate. Notes of anise, fresh fennel and rose are underlined by a fluid web of balsamic accents, never heavy or broad.

South-facing vineyards in the sun-baked slate hills of Priorat and Cariñena vines over 60 years old are not often harbingers of floral elegance and silky grace.

And yet, this gap between expectation and dazzling creation is precisely what makes Dits de Terra so iconic.

The vineyard, one of the original Terroir Al Limit holdings, pays homage to the trees of Cyprus that shade historic Hermitages throughout the region.

It is made using whole bunch fermentation and initial vinification in cement, then given an exceptional gift: time, in the form of 16 months in foudres and Stockinger cement, with a gentle and discreet rise.

This care and attention elevates it to a fine, complex and fluid expression of different terroirs.

The dark depths of the glass belie its ephemeral lightness in aroma and flavor.

Choppy black fruit and a lingering herbality enhance the smooth spice and suspended motion on the palate.

Notes of anise, fresh fennel and rose are underlined by a fluid web of balsamic accents, never heavy or broad.