The red 2020 Purgatori was produced with a blend of 75% Garnacha and 25% Cari?ena (no more Syrah) from vines planted in 2000 at a high altitude (for Costers del Segre) on sandy and limestone soils in a very dry and healthy zone. It fermented in concrete and stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and matured in 2,000-liter foudres (introduced in 2018) and in new and used barriques for a total of 15 months. The wine has 14.5% alcohol and nice balance and juiciness. It is ripe and a bit heady, reflecting a much warmer year, with a fruit-driven nose and notes of plums. There was less humidity there, so there were less problems with fungus. The wine has concentration and abundant tannins. They want to do only one wine from this estate in Costers del Segre. 54,903 bottles, 740 magnums and some larger formats were produced. It was bottled in May 2022.

The fourth vintage of the red from the Pallars subzone of Costers del Segre, the 2015 Purgatori is a blend of 45% Garnacha, 40% Cari?ena and 15% that fermented in stainless steel and matured for 15 to 18 months in barrique, 40% of them new. It comes through as a bit anonymous but is nicely crafted, with some oak aromas and flavors that would please many. The palate is medium-bodied and has sleek tannins, a soft texture and ripe fruit flavors.

The one red from the Pallars subzone of Costers del Segre is the 2014 Purgatori, a blend of Cari?ena, Garnacha and Syrah from high-altitude vineyards on sandy and limestone soils in a very dry and healthy zone. It fermented in stainless steel and matured for 15-18 months in barrique, 40% of them new. They are planting some of the ancestral recovered grape varieties here, especially the one they call Gonfaus, coplanted with Garnacha and Cari?ena (which is already used in a tiny percentage in the wine), and they are using less and less Syrah, perhaps 10% in this vintage. I found it neatly balanced, intense with good ripeness but elegant, a particularly cool vintage in the zone, with a longer ripening and a late harvest that might have resulted in fresher wines. The oak also feels nicely integrated, with just some smoky and spicy undertones and a faint lactic touch. I found it fresher, more elegant and balanced than the 2013, which was already impressive. 72,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in August 2016.

The 2013 Purgatori is the second vintage of a blend of Cari?ena, Garnacha and Syrah from high altitude vineyards in the Pallars subzone of Costers del Segre; it matured for 15-18 months in barrique, 40% of them new. It's a dark, ripe and concentrated red with aromas of dark fruit and judicious oak that seems more noticeable in the flavors. It's a powerful wine with some Mediterranean notes in a cooler vintage that provided good freshness.

There is a new wine from Torres, a wine from the Costers del Segre appellation where they have had vineyards for a long time but had never released an appellation bottle until today. This 2012 Purgatori is a blend of Cari?ena, Garnacha and Syrah matured for 15-18 months in barrique, 40% of them brand new. Dark and brooding, opaque and powerful in an end-of-the-1990s style, it has plenty of balsamic aromas, graphite, peat and is quite oaky with tons of vanilla and cinnamon. The palate is medium to full-bodied with loads of oak-related flavors and some chunky tannins. Give some time in bottle to absorb the oak. It would be much better with a lighter imprint from the élevage.