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Venus la Universal

Dido La Universal Montsant 2022

750ml
$25
  • Woman Maker
Description

Husband & wife team Sara Perez & Rene Barbier are the scions of some of the most renown wine producers in Priorat: Josep Lluis Pérez of Mas Martinet and René Barbier of Clos Mogador. So it makes sense that the duo decided to combine their powers on a project. Enter Dido — a soft, elegant red named for the first queen of Carthage, and her great love. A Grenache-led blend fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged 14 months, the wine presents elegant aromas of fresh red fruit, dried herbs & flowers, and a hint of spice. Full-bodied, almost curvy, it's bursting with wild berry fruit & minerality, making it a great choice for braises, roasts, and so much more.

Venus la Universal

Husband and wife team Sara Pérez and René Barbier (Fils) are the children of two great pioneers of the Priorat D.O., Josep Lluis Pérez of Mas Martinet and René Barbier of Clos Mogador. Sara and René are respected vignerons in their own right, so it seemed natural that they should start a project together. For this project, they decided to stake their claim not in Priorat, but in the slightly sleepier D.O. of Monsant.

René and Sara have taken the goddess Venus as their inspiration for this project. One of their stated goals is “to interpret femininity through a bottle of wine”. The grapes for the wines come from an approximate total of four hectares of vineyards which are owned by four different grape-growing families in Falset, as well as another small plot owned by Venus. One could call Venus a négociant project, but it is more accurate to say that it is a partnership between these four families and René and Sara. 

ORIGIN

Catalunya, Spain

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