Gratallops
Clos Erasmus
Priorat Grenache Blend 1998
You will appreciate this wine more once you’ve seen the YouTube movie “Dreaming of Wine” about the rejuvenation of the wine industry In Priorat after 900 years. A fascinating story and well worth the time to view the movie. Clos Erasmus was founded and still run by Daphne Glorian, the blonde woman in the movie. The wine itself is one of the 1001 Wines to Drink Before you Die and described as “one of the few cult wines in Spain”. The wine itself in colour was not as dense and dark as I was expecting after a decant though, a substantial deposit was left. Lovely red and black fruited aromatics with dried herbs, violets and ripe berries, although with porty and raisiny notes - cocoa and a touch of tar with granular tannins. Arguably a bit long in the tooth - depends what you are looking for. Bought at a wine shop in Gratallops, the little village in Priorat in June last year, 2022 after a tasting at Clos Mogador, also in the movie. Tasted a while ago Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate gave this wine 99 points “flirting with perfection “. A blend of Grenache, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. — 2 years ago
Vinícola del Priorat
Gratallops Carignan Grenache
What a wonderful wine!! 😱 — 6 years ago
La Vinya del Vuit
Gratallops Priorat Cariñena Blend 2012
La Vinya del Vuit (Vuit is 8 in Spanish) is a project of 8 Priorat producers started many years ago and still woking together closely to produce an excellent Priorat based on mutual efforts. The 8 comprise amongst others Sara Pérez (Mas Martinet, Venus Universal), René Barbier (Clos Mogador), Ester Nin (Nit de Nin) and 5 other producers from Gratallops. The wine label changes with each vintage, and always takes a shape in some form of an 8. The wine comes from one vineyard shared by the 8 friends, called Coll de Falset, near Gratallops. The vineyard produces very low yields (between 8 and 10 vines are needed for each bottle of wine) and as a result a very concentrated wine, mostly made with Carinyena, although there are many Garnatxa grapes in the vineyard. Only 800 bottles were produced of the 2012 wine. The result is a remarkable Priorat, very concentrated, lots of dark red fruit, very balanced, with some earthiness and minerality. Fantastic! — 10 months ago
Clos Figueres
Font de la Figuera Priorat Red Blend 2018
Blend of Garnacha (58%), Cariñena (25%) and a touch of Syrah (10%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (7%) from vineyards in Gratallops, planted in the 1990s. Fermented in stainless steel and aged in French oak barrels for 12 months. Dark fruit, plums, earthy notes (graphite, slate) on the nose. Classic mineral character of Priorat. Big, powerful, fruit-driven. Not as smooth as their top wine Clos Figueras. Good freshness. Balanced — 4 years ago
La Vinya del Vuit
El Vuit Gratallops Priorat Garnacha Blend
René Barbier i Sara Perez
Gratallops Partida Bellivisos Priorat Grenache Blanc 2017
The 2017 Gratallops Partida Bellvisos Blanc is a wine from the Priorat couple René Barbier Meyer (Clos Mogador) and Sara Pérez (Mas Martinet). It's a blend of Garnacha Blanca, Trepat Blanco and Viura (Macabeo) from 65-year-old vines. The appearance is coppery white close to rose, but no oxidation. It’s a powerful wine, ripe, spicy and some anise. — 3 years ago
Costers del Siurana
Dolç de L'Obac Priorat Grenache Blend 2007
Visita Celler Costers del Siurana, Clos de l'Obac, Gratallops (Tarragona). 100,00
Garnatxa 80%, CS 10%, Syrah 10%.
13.04.19 — 6 years ago
Dick Schinkel
100% Cariñena from 100+ years old vines coming from 5 different Gratallops village areas: Coll de Falset, Vinyals, Capella, Coma i Camp, d’en Piquer. 2007 Bottles made this year
Expressive nose with ripe black fruits, black cherries, plums, forest floor, laurel, vanilla, dark chocolate, medium to full bodied palate, savoury ripe black fruit flavors, herbal touch, Llicorella minaral, fine ripe integrated tannin, light toasted cedar, creamy with good acidity, long long aftertaste. 95DSP — 2 months ago