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Familia Nin-Ortiz Planetes Classic Priorat 2022

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95 -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

The 2022 Planetes de Nin Clàssic, now from vines planted 25 years ago, was produced with a blend of 45% Garnacha, 44% Cariñena and 11% Garnacha Peluda, with a lot more Cariñena than the previous year, because the Garnacha yielded less fruit in 2022. It has a dark fruit profile and an earthy twist, with an iron-like twist from the very hard, rocky soils, but the wine opened up in the glass to a more floral nose, more refined. It has a medium-bodied palate with very fine tannins (finer as the vines age?) and balancing acidity. The wine has benefitted from the better conditions in the new winery. 12,500 bottles and 2,000 magnums were produced. It was bottled in April 2024 after aging in three well-seasoned oak vats.

95 -Jeb Dunnuck -

Consisting of 45% Garnacha, 44% Carinyena, and 11% Garnacha Peluda (also known as Hairy Grenache), the Garnacha grapes are destemmed and fermented together, while the Carinyena is fermented whole-bunch on its own. Grown on slopes and terraces, there’s an undeniable slatey minerality and feral, ferrous quality to the wine, a bloody sanguine character, with earthy anise and sassafras. Light in color, the structure and acidity are the stars, drumbeating a persistent freshness that boosts the medium-bodied weight. There’s bay laurel too, black pepper, and red pepper, so much to ponder and enjoy. Drinking well three years in, I’d say it has another 10-15 years of joy to give.

94 -Vinous -

Technical Details

Blend 45% Garnacha, 44% Cariñena and 11% Garnacha Peluda
Winemaker Ester Nin and Carles Ortiz
Country Spain
Region Catalonia/Catalunya
Appellation Priorat
Farming Method Certified Organic and Biodynamic Practices
Oak 3200L French oak casks
Fermentation 4 weeks with native yeast in 3 3200L French oak casks
Aging / Cooperage aged for 17 months in 3200L French oak casks
Alcohol 13.5%

Familia Nin-Ortiz Planetes Classic Priorat 2022

Name: Familia Nin-Ortiz Planetes Classic Priorat 2022
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: 2000325
Price: 34.95 USD
Availability: InStock

Proprietary Blends | Catalonia/Catalunya

WA95, JD95, VN94

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Certified Organic and Biodynamic Practices

$65.00

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750ML

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Nin-Ortiz is somewhat of a cult producer in the Priorat, so it’s quite lucky we happen to have any at all! 95 points from Wine Advocate AND Jeb Dunnuck, priced like this? A rocking-great Priorat – almost Chateauneuf-like, but with more freshness. Bright, long, fine, and under $35, this is a THRILLING find.

From a partnership between Ester Nin (the winemaker) and Carlos Ortiz, these brilliant, serious, sophisticated wines are biodynamically farmed, French oak-fermented, and utterly beguiling, especially when you factor in the pricing. The estate was founded in 2000 by the couple and has received piles of acclaim from critics year after year.

Planetes Classic is the flagship of the winery, and a solid representation of the long-standing house style. It’s what Ester and Carlos call their “classic” Priorat, blended from the three signature varieties (45% Garnacha, 44% Cariñena, and 11% Garnacha Peluda in the 2022) all grown on terraced slopes.

The final wine is both elegant and savory, with jaw-dropping depth and precision. It’s floral and spicy, fruity and herbal, with iron-flecked minerality and fresh acidity. The balance is *chef’s kiss* – just immaculate – with a whole basket of dark cherries, orange peel, cranberries, black plum, wild herbs, lilacs, black peppercorn, and crushed stones, plus a smoky, savory tinge almost like a drop of barbecue sauce. This is a rare, remarkable wine whose original $65 price feels a tad low, even – making ours just plain nuts. Check the reviews, and then checkout with haste. Free shipping on 6 bottles or more, per usual, and trust us – you’re going to want at least that many!

FOOD PAIRINGS: Speaking of barbecue sauce, this would be a wonder with some smoky pulled pork or brisket. Don’t forget the fixin’s!

About The Producer

After obtaining a degree in Biology at the University of Barcelona then a subsequent degree in Enology, with an emphasis on biodynamic and organic viticulture, Ester Nin took a position at Mas Martinet in the village of Porrera in 2001. Raised in the Alt Penedes, she felt right at home in the Priorat and eventually became the viticulturist at Clos i Terrasses where she transitioned the vineyards to biodynamic farming. In 2004 Ester bought a 7 acre parcel of old vine Garnatxa and Carinyena in one of the highest sites in the Priorat. A few years earlier, Carles Ortiz from Barcelona, and a trained Enologist in his own right, had purchased 12 acres of vineyards outside of Porrera called Finca les Planetes. Both Carles and Ester were early proponents of biodynamics in the Priorat, both lived in Porrera and both were young and available and thus Familia Nin-Ortiz was born.

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