Cesca Vicent is a unique property located in the heart of Priorat, in the town of Gratallops in Spain. It is owned and run by Francesca Vicent (better known as Cesca), a fifth-generation producer. Her family has been farming grapes in this area since the 16th century. After inheriting this plot of land in the 1980s, she began researching her soil diversity. Once she was equipped with a detailed soil map of her 13.2 hectares illustrating Licorella and its 10 other different soil types, Cesca became determined to make wines that show the incredible diversity of her vineyard. She has been practicing organic since 1999 and became certified in 2011, striving to make a wine as natural as possible and dedicated to the production of terroir-driven wines.

The vineyards spread across sunny hills and mountainsides with steep slopes and narrow terraces. The property’s greatest strongpoint is the diversity of the soil (licorella, quartz, gravel, granite, pebbles…) and the microclimates that differentiate the product. The Priorat region suffers a great change of temperature between day and night. As a result, the grapes ripen slowly, concentrating the aromas and sugars in the berries and creating highly complex wines.

All wines come from grapes exclusively from their estate, having been subject to strict quality control. Harvest is carried out manually. The winemaking process involves a long, controlled fermentation, a thorough maceration and at least a year in oak, leading to rich, full-bodied, persistent wines.