Terroir al Limit
About Terroir al Limit
Terroir al Limit was conceived in 2001, it is a project dreamed up by South African legend Eben Sadie and German foodie Dominik Huber. Though Sadie has taken a step back since 2012, Huber’s winemaking has been going from strength to strength. Vines are farmed biodynamically and the estate is in the midst of being certified organic. Dominik embraces the minimalist approach, allowing his wines to ferment with indigenous yeasts. In fact, Luis Gutiérrez reports that Dominik is even doing away with oak foudres, choosing instead to age their wines in concrete for an even purer expression of this wonderful terroir.
The ‘Dits del Terra’ is produced from 100% Cariñena (also known as Carignan) harvested from vines over 60 years old. Yields are low, with only about 2,000 bottles produced per vintage.

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Catalunya | 2 | 95+ (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£363.64 |
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Wine Advocate (95+)Similar to the Dits del Terra but from a north-facing slope, the 2013 Arbossar is pure Cariñena from an ancient vineyard planted around 90 years ago, and it is always a fresher and more floral style of Cariñena, matured in a Stockinger foudre for some 16 months. I already tasted an unbottled sample last year and it showed great, lively, very red fruit-driven, electric and full of flowers and minerals, and the bottled version has delivered as expected. It's a bright ruby colored red, which is always fragrant and perfumed, more feminine than the Dits del Terra, which is the comparison because both vineyards are in Torroja and the wines share the same price range. The nose reveals bright red fruit, and feels fresher than the 2014. The tannins are ultra-sleek, really elegant and balanced. This is a superb, elegant and fresh Cariñena, without any rusticity. Super! 4,669 bottles were filled in August 2015. |
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Catalunya | 1 | - |
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£104.65 |
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Catalunya | 1 | - |
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£111.85 |
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Catalunya | 1 | - |
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£522.29 |
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Catalunya | 1 | 95 (WA) |
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£426.04 |
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Wine Advocate (95)The south-facing Cariñena vineyard used for the 2018 Dits del Terra is worked biodynamically and is in the process of being certified organic. The grapes fermented in concrete with indigenous yeasts, and the wine matured in 50% oak foudre and 50% in concrete. The 2019 will be 100% concrete. You can immediately notice the cooler year and the longer ripening cycle here compared with the 2017; there is more depth here, and the quality of the tannins is completely different and provide for a more elegant mouthfeel. The oak is neatly integrated and folded into the structure of the wine. It comes through as medium-bodied, powerful and elegant. It should develop nicely in bottle. 2,006 bottles were filled in September 2020. |
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Catalunya | 1 | 97 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£190.40 |
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Wine Advocate (97)The impressive 2021 Les Manyes was very young and a little closed, even reductive and took time in the glass to take off. It slowly developed an acute note of violets and wild plants. It has a little more color than the 2019, but the maceration was more or less the same, so it must be from the year. It's very attractive, juicy and easy to drink, with notes that made me think of Château Rayas. It's fresher than the 2019 I tasted next to it. It's elegant and fruit-driven, right now very young, and it still doesn't have the complexity that it should gain over time. 2,688 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2022. |
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Catalunya | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£191.05 |
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Catalunya | 1 | 97+ (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£191.05 |
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Wine Advocate (97+)Most wines from 2021 felt very young, a little closed and perhaps a little reductive too, like the 2021 Les Tosses. The wine has moderate ripeness and alcohol at 13.5% and has a medium-bodied palate with very fine tannins. It's still young and undeveloped. 3,208 bottles produced. |
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Catalunya | 1 | - |
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£111.85 |
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Catalunya | 1 | - |
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£396.29 |
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Catalunya | 1 | - |
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£87.85 |
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Catalunya | 2 | 95+ (WA) |
In Bond
£287.00 |
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Wine Advocate (95+)Similar to the Dits del Terra but from a north-facing slope, the 2013 Arbossar is pure Cariñena from an ancient vineyard planted around 90 years ago, and it is always a fresher and more floral style of Cariñena, matured in a Stockinger foudre for some 16 months. I already tasted an unbottled sample last year and it showed great, lively, very red fruit-driven, electric and full of flowers and minerals, and the bottled version has delivered as expected. It's a bright ruby colored red, which is always fragrant and perfumed, more feminine than the Dits del Terra, which is the comparison because both vineyards are in Torroja and the wines share the same price range. The nose reveals bright red fruit, and feels fresher than the 2014. The tannins are ultra-sleek, really elegant and balanced. This is a superb, elegant and fresh Cariñena, without any rusticity. Super! 4,669 bottles were filled in August 2015. |
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Catalunya | 1 | - |
In Bond
£84.00 |
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Catalunya | 1 | - |
In Bond
£90.00 |
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Catalunya | 1 | - |
In Bond
£416.00 |
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Catalunya | 1 | 95 (WA) |
In Bond
£339.00 |
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Wine Advocate (95)The south-facing Cariñena vineyard used for the 2018 Dits del Terra is worked biodynamically and is in the process of being certified organic. The grapes fermented in concrete with indigenous yeasts, and the wine matured in 50% oak foudre and 50% in concrete. The 2019 will be 100% concrete. You can immediately notice the cooler year and the longer ripening cycle here compared with the 2017; there is more depth here, and the quality of the tannins is completely different and provide for a more elegant mouthfeel. The oak is neatly integrated and folded into the structure of the wine. It comes through as medium-bodied, powerful and elegant. It should develop nicely in bottle. 2,006 bottles were filled in September 2020. |
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Catalunya | 1 | 97 (WA) |
In Bond
£156.00 |
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Wine Advocate (97)The impressive 2021 Les Manyes was very young and a little closed, even reductive and took time in the glass to take off. It slowly developed an acute note of violets and wild plants. It has a little more color than the 2019, but the maceration was more or less the same, so it must be from the year. It's very attractive, juicy and easy to drink, with notes that made me think of Château Rayas. It's fresher than the 2019 I tasted next to it. It's elegant and fruit-driven, right now very young, and it still doesn't have the complexity that it should gain over time. 2,688 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2022. |
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Catalunya | 1 | - |
In Bond
£156.00 |
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Catalunya | 1 | 97+ (WA) |
In Bond
£156.00 |
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Wine Advocate (97+)Most wines from 2021 felt very young, a little closed and perhaps a little reductive too, like the 2021 Les Tosses. The wine has moderate ripeness and alcohol at 13.5% and has a medium-bodied palate with very fine tannins. It's still young and undeveloped. 3,208 bottles produced. |
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Catalunya | 1 | - |
In Bond
£90.00 |
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Catalunya | 1 | - |
In Bond
£311.00 |
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Catalunya | 1 | - |
In Bond
£70.00 |
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