2019 Martinet Bru (Priorat)

Sara Pérez runs Mas Martinet, established in 1989 by her father, Josep Luis Pérez Ovejero, one of Priorat’s founding fathers. Based in Falset, the family owns 22 hectares of high-altitude, slate-rich vineyards in Gratallops. They make three single-vineyard bottlings and an entry-level blend called Martinet Bru. Pérez is among the most innovative winemakers in a region that has no shortage of them. All of the vineyards are farmed organically and the wines, which are on the distinctly elegant side for Priorat, are made with native yeasts and no added enzymes. Sara Pérez was among the first here to use clay amphoras, a practice that has caught on across Spain. The vines are almost all very old, thus their yield is quite small and the single-site wines aren’t usually easy to find. Mas Martinet is one of the leading estates in Spain, by my estimation.