Vall Llach's Embruix sits at the intersection of Priorat's mineral spine and generous fruit: blackberry and plum with a graphite-and-licorice undercurrent, held taut by fine tannins and bracing acidity. This is structured Carinena-Garnacha with its power worn openly. Dark, generous, and built to breathe with food.
Winemaker Notes
Embruix displays a ruby red color with a violet edge and deep, intense aromas of raspberry and blackberry, along with hints of licorice, graphite, spice, and fragrant herbs with over a dark mineral base. This red wine exhibits an enticing minerality, fine tannins and excellent acidity. Flavors of black fruit, mineral, garrigue, spice, and cocoa linger on the palate along with notes of balsamic, toast, and licorice.
Professional Ratings
91
James SucklingTasted: Jan 2025. Aromas of blackberries, licorice and mocha. The palate is full-bodied with firmly framed tannins and balanced acidity, giving notes of plums, bark and bergamot. Robust and generous, with a slightly phenolic finish. Drink or hold.
About the Producer
Since its founding in the early 1990s by celebrated singer Lluis Llach and notary Enric Costa, Celler Vall Llach has committed itself to rigorous quality standards. Located in the tiny mountain town of Porrera in the D.O.Q. Priorat, the winery is now headed by Enric's son Albert as a winemaker, general manager, and co-owner. The magnificent century-old estate vineyards boast 60- to 90-year-old Carinena and Garnacha vines as well as newer plantings of Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah that add complexity to Vall Llach's range of widely acclaimed wines. Priorat's notoriously stingy llicorella (fractured black slate) hillsides produce extremely low yields of intensely flavored grapes
