Costerduo VV (Red Label) | Priorat, Spain

Costerduo is a tiny wine estate and an artisanal project inspired by a passion for the Priorat region in Catalonia, and its authentic winemaking and viticulture tradition. They have worked with their own “singular” vineyards since 2016 in a constant search for the perfect expression of the extraordinary terroir of Priorat and only employing eco-friendly, organic practices

Costerduo VV (Red Label) is made from Carignan old bush vines planted in traditional ‘coster’ Poboleda vineyard.

Rigorously selected hand-picked grapes are transported in 12-kg boxes and vinified with alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels. The wine is aged for at least 18 months in new and used French oak.

Very limited availability.

Costerduo’s estate is formed by three traditional vineyards in Torroja del Priorat, Escaladei and Poboleda, 1.9ha in total. Two of the three vineyards possess almost century-old vines in authentic ‘costers’ - old vineyards planted on very steep hills of crumbled slate.

Most of the vines are not trained, mainly of native Carignan variety, and grow like a bush vine on poor black slate and quartz soils called ‘llicorella’. This type of soil barely retains any nutrients and water leading to relatively high concentrations of phenolics in grape skin, making together with Mediterranean and Priorat’s specific microclimate our red wines so unique.

High altitudes and steep slopes of Priorat’s vineyards make everything almost manual, from pruning to harvesting. The vineyards are worked in the best organic, eco-friendly and sustainable practices trying to preserve Priorat’s true nature and the heritage created by previous generations.

Founder Danilo Vladi, oenologist and winegrower, has always had a very personal vision of the world of wine: “With my wines I explore an ancient tradition trying to get closer to its deeper understanding and capture everything that is relevant to our terroir, pampering the vine and its beautiful fruit, with the aim of turning all that into a juice that is capable of surprising and leaving no one indifferent!”