Garnatxa "Metamorphika", Costador Terroirs Mediterranis 2022 (Catalunya, Spain)

This is from a single vineyard about 800 meters up (!), originally planted 75 years ago with half getting replanted about 20 years ago, all on Licorella, a special type of slate mostly found in Priorat. The grapes are a mix of hand destemmed and whole cluster, then foot crushed and wild fermented with an extended maceration of the skins for 2-4 months in Amphora, then some of the juice is pressed off to big old barrels with the rest staying in clay for the better part of a year, before getting bottled unfiltered with just a drop of sulfur. Silky spiced red fruit with a deep core of minerality.