La Plana Marjot
1. Garnacha
- Site
- The estate is on a small hill alongside a bend in the Cortiella River, a few kilometers west of Porrera and next to the road linking the village to Torroja del Priorat.
- Location
- 0º 50’ 36” E — 41º 11’ 23” N
- Altitude
- 275 / 300 m
- Area
- 1 ha
- Vinyars
- 1 ha
- Year planted
- 2002
- Type of plantation
- Very narrow terraces with densely planted vines, almost 6500 vines/ha.
- Main soil type
- Devonian slate.
- Microclimate
- Plana Marjot’s northeast orientation and steep slopes, as well as the nearby Cortiella River, act as counterbalances and give the vines an ideal degree of moisture and freshness that is unknown in other areas of the lower valley.
- Variety
- Garnacha (Grenache).