Lectores Vini "Classic" 2021 Priorat

750ml bottle

14% abv

75% Grenache, 25% Carignan, 5% other red

Clean and bright with a beautiful ruby colour. Scents of cherry and strawberry with a touch of spice & fresh herbs. Fresh and youthful on the palate with well-integrated, fine tannins. Fresh and long finish.

Vibrant, versatile, mouthwatering, showing the electric charge of Garnacha and Carignan from Priorat’s famous rocky llicorella slate soils, alongside Lectores’ trademark light touch and restraint (we know, but the 14% abv disappears into this gorgeous blend).

A blend of mostly Grenache and a small proportion of Carignan and other red grapes sourced from slate soils. From low-yielded vineyards organically farmed with an average age of 25 years, located in Torroja & Gratallopsat at 500 metres elevation.

Grapes handpicked and hand-selected. All the grapes are fully destemmed. Macerated for three weeks with periodic gentle pigeage. Fermented in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature with native yeasts. The wine matures for 15 months, partly in stainless steel tanks and partly in used French oak barrels. Gently filtered before bottling.

Bottled in April 2023

Release in the market in January 2024

LECTORES VINI is a collaboration between Fredi Torres and Ollivier Jacq, dedicated to fresh and fluid wines that express the energy of distinctive Mediterranean terroirs in surprising new ways. 

Lectores was founded in 2016 by Fredi Torres, a professional house music DJ turned winemaker, who was born in Galicia, raised in Switzerland, and reared professionally in the Priorat. While traveling the world for music, he fell in love with wine, going on to enroll in enology and viticulture school. After leaping into winemaking in Switzerland, he returned to Spain to hone his vision and craft at the legendary Priorat winery Clos Mogador. In 2004 he launched his own Priorat project, Sao del Coster, where he worked naturally in the winery and biodynamically in the vineyards long before it was common practice. He later branched out to several other regions in Spain, France, and Switzerland as a consultant, as well as co-founding Silice Viticultores in 2013 and Lectores Vini in 2016. Testing his skills and instincts in so many different regions and across many varieties and conditions, Fredi has become one of the most exciting and versatile winemakers of his generation. 

In 2023, his friend Ollivier Jacq joined the adventure. Together, they share a passion for unique grape varieties and diverse regions of Catalunya. Lectores Vini is now focused on four Catalan regions: Montsant, Priorat, Conca de Barberà, and Penedès. The lineup consists of silky and vibrant wines from organically farmed grapes, all vinified naturally, full of personality, and priced to be accessible. As Fredi says, “We are like Indiana Jones, looking for old vines, nice plots, and good grapes!”