Marc & Adria Perez are two cousins of the same age who grew up on farms and wineries. They both worked and traveled abroad in very diverse areas, but perhaps more than any other country, France with Bordeaux and the Rhone has marked them. Hence, the name of the winery and the wines: “Les Cousins” (in Catalan, it’s written almost the same way).
“Les Cousins Marc & Adria” was born in the village of Porrera (Priorat). The area were they first started their experience in wine, where they grew up together and where they live today. They always wanted to begin something new from scratch, focusing on the old vines from the village of Porrera and using different types of vinification.
L’INCONSCIENT
RED
WINE MAKING NOTES
Harvest is done by hand using 12-kg boxes. The grapes are selected before getting in the winery. The grapes are destemmed and kept in stainless steel tanks. They undergo short macerations, from 6 to 10 days. They are crushed and stored in 7000-litre French oak barrels for 7 months.
TASTING NOTES
Forward and gentle, with a very youthful nose of ripe fruits and hints of spices. Easy going texture, fresh and lively on the palate with fruit and a touch of well integrated oak. Clean fresh finish
Vintage: 2019
Wine Type: Red
Varietal:25% Grenache, 20% Carinena, 20% Merlot, 15% Cabernet, 10% Syrah, 5% White Grenache and 5% Viognier
Alc: 14.5%
Region: D.O.C PRIORAT
Soil: Licorella
Wine Maker: Les Cousins
Production: 60,000 Bottles
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L’ANTAGONIQUE
Rose/ Blanc de Noirs
WINE MAKING NOTES
Harvest is done by hand using 12-kg boxes. The grapes are selected before getting in the winery and destemmed on a vertical press. They are slightly crushed and the must obtained is fermented in a stainless steel tank at a controlled temperature (approximately 18°C-20°C). It is then transferred and stored in stainless steel tanks until it is ready for bottling.
TASTING NOTES
Intense and complex aromas with lively fruitiness, pear, apple and revealing floral notes as well as a citric touch. Complex, creamy-textured, good lively acidity nicely balancing the fruit and showing good depth of flavor.
Vintage: 2018
Wine Type: Rose/Blanc de Noirs
Varietal:70% Grenache noir and 30% black Carinena
Alc: 14.5%
Region: D.O.C PRIORAT
Soil: Licorella
Wine Maker: Les Cousins
Production: 3,800 Bottles
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LA SAGESSE
RED
WINE MAKING NOTES
Harvest is done by hand using 12-kg boxes. The grapes are selected before getting in the winery. The grapes are destemmed and kept in stainless steel tanks. They undergo short macerations, from 6 to 10 days. They are crushed and stored in 7000-litre French oak barrels for 7 months.
TASTING NOTES
Dark mature fruits, mineral and species notes with a hint of liquor on the nose. Palate round and smooth, broad and complex with a perfect balance of acidity and dryness and good frutal weight.
Vintage: 2015
Wine Type: Red
Varietal: 60% old Grenache / 40% young
Alc: 14.5%
Region: D.O.C PRIORAT
Soil: Licorella
Wine Maker: Les Cousins
Production: 2,200 Bottles
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LA SAGESSE
Aromatic Wine
WINE MAKING NOTES
We work with a rosé base wine (15.5%). The grapes are crushed and stored in a wooden foudre for 6 months, flavored with wild fresh herbs we ourselves collect in the forest close to the property. Flowers, stems or leaves of rosemary, thyme, lavender, fennel, almond tree… and, of course, wormwood (“donzell” in Catalan), which is what traditionally gives vermouth its characteristic bitter taste.
Vintage: 2020
Wine Type: Aromatic Wine
Varietal: N/A
Alc: 15.5%
Region: D.O.C PRIORAT
Soil: Licorella
Wine Maker: Les Cousins
Production: 3,000 Bottles
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All of the wines at Cardel Wines are carefully chosen for the natural,
organic properties and unique tasting notes.
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Spanish wine portfolio please get in touch.
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