Description
Dani Sánchez (from Azul y Garanza in Navarra) founded DIT Celle, the first certified organic winery in Montsant—with Toni Coca, and recently took over the project, solo. The winery's name, "DIT," means "finger" in Catalan, emphasizing the human touch in winemaking. The Montsant DO forms a horseshoe around the Priorat region, taking its name from the rocky massif of Montsant. The vineyards fall in spectacularly beautiful hilly countryside, scattered between olive groves (that produce excellent quality oil), forest and bare mountain peaks. The weather can get quite warm during summer, but then, every afternoon a wind blowing from the Mediterranean—called “Marinada”—comes in cooling the high temperature. The vineyards, Mas d’En Fornós and Guiamets, surround the mountains of the Llaberia Natural Reserve in Priorat. The soil there is limestone and loam over a granite and slate base. The local name for the soil type is “pinyolencs”, which contain small stones that resemble olive pits (the meaning of pinyolenc) that are rich in calcium, giving acidity and freshness to the wines. 100% Garnatxa Negra from 28-year-old vines. The grapes were vinified with little intervention, minimal sulfur, and in accordance with the cycles of the moon, which was the inspiration for the name "Selenita," from Selene, the ancient Greek moon goddess. This naturally delicious, chillable red shows scents and flavors of mixed blueberry, cherry and raspberry fruit, leading to a nicely structured, medium-bodied palate full of ripe, juicy berry fruit with undertones of crushed rock and a generous, slightly spiced finish.