Empordà, Catalunya

Miguel Torres

Mas La Plana Penedès Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Dark cherry red. Black fruits, concentrated. Earthy. 18 @, TWCH, 240724 — a day ago

Clos Mogador

Priorat Red Blend

Mature well balanced good color should be good for several yrs. — 2 months ago

Matt liked this

Celler Escoda-Sanahuja

Nas del Gegant Red Blend 2022

When these wines are good they are on another planet delicious — 2 months ago

romo, Tom and 1 other liked this

Alvaro Palacios

Finca Dofí Priorat Garnacha Blend 2020

Auge: rubin rot, braun silver Reflex
Waldbeeren, Erdbeere, Johannisbeeren
Tanin arm, leichter-Mittler Körper, geschmack wie geruch
— 2 months ago

Clos Erasmus

Priorat Grenache Blend 1998

Off bottle or just too old? — a month ago

Ron, Shay and 6 others liked this

Clos Erasmus

Laurel Priorat Garnacha Blend 2021

This is a stunning Garnatxa blend from Priorat (Catalonia), Spain!!

It’s comprised of mostly Garnatxa (Grenache), along with Syrah, and, to a lesser extent, Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from three parcels in the sun-soaked village of Gratallops, where Daphne Glorian purchased her first vineyard – Clos Escales – back in 1989 when she founded Clos i Terraces. 🍇

In making this move, she joined equally passionate and pioneering winemakers Álvaro Palacios (L’Ermita) and René Barbier (Clos Mogador) in a rebirth of production practices in the region; as a group (with other similar-minded producers) they altered the trajectory of Priorat’s profile as a source of tip top quality wines rivaling the best on the world stage. 👏🏻

Priorat is one of only two regions carrying the “DOCa” / “DOQ” quality designation (the other is Rioja), subject to various stipulations including regular auditing by a tasting panel. ✅

This particular wine is “Laurel” which is Clos i Terraces’s second wine, next to Clos Erasmus, one of Priorat’s finest and most sought-after wines. Yet it tastes like a flagship wine in and of itself.🫶🏻🫶🏻

It is absolutely beautiful, with a medium ruby hue, medium (+) intensity of ripe and fresh strawberry, red cherry, red plum, violet, black licorice, fennel, clove, baking spice aromas and flavors. It’s dry, with medium(+) acidity, a medium(+) body, high alcohol (14% ABV), and medium tannins that are fine-grained. 😆

This wine vinified and aged in a combination of vessels, including, large oak vats, concrete tanks, second and third fill French oak barrels, and clay amphorae, lending to its texture and complexity.👌🏻👌🏻
— a month ago

Peter, Shay and 13 others liked this
Bob McDonald

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@Vanessa There is a great movie about the rebirth of Priorat featuring Daphne, Alvaro Palacios and Rene Barbier and others called “Dreaming of Wine”. I thoroughly recommend it.
Vanessa

Vanessa

@Jay Kline Cheers! 🥂
Vanessa

Vanessa

@Bob McDonald Thank you so much for this fabulous recommendation. 🙏🏻 We’re definitely going to track that movie down and cannot wait to watch it! 🍷🍷

Alvaro Palacios

L'Ermita Velles Vinyes Priorat Garnacha 2004

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Daniel, Jan and 2 others liked this

Celler Cecilio

Black Slate Porrera Vi de la Vila Priorat Garnacha Blend 2019

Totally enjoyed this one. Blackberry, black plum, and black cherry notes. Bigger body with a bit of vanilla and oak. The dry tannins get absorbed by the fruit and they balanced out quite nicely. Already bought another bottle! — 2 months ago

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with Matthew, Ethan and 2 others

Ferrer Bobet

Vinyes Velles Priorat Garnacha Carignan 2019

Superb wine…….killer priorat — 2 months ago

Jonathan and Christian liked this

Alvaro Palacios

Camins del Priorat Grenache Blend

Violet. Oak and vanilla. Blueberry jam. Fruity. 19 @3718, AD, 240521 — 2 months ago