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Al Priorat, la Montserrat cuidava vinyes molt velles.
In the Priorat, Montserrat took care of very old vineyards.
Les seves ceps tenien més de cent anys.
Its vines were more than a hundred years old.
Produïen molt poc raïm, però d’una qualitat estranya.
They produced very little grapes, but of a strange quality.
Els veïns havien arrencat les seves per plantar-ne de noves.
The neighbors had uprooted theirs to plant new ones.
Un enòleg francès va provar el seu vi per casualitat.
A French winemaker tasted his wine by chance.
Va tornar tres vegades aquell mateix any.
He returned three times that same year.
Va comprar tota la collita durant una dècada.
He bought the entire crop for a decade.
Amb aquells diners la Montserrat va comprar més vinyes velles.
With that money Montserrat bought more old vineyards.