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
Visita Celler Costers del Siurana, Clos de l'Obac, Gratallops (Tarragona). 100,00
Garnatxa 80%, CS 10%, Syrah 10%.
13.04.19 — 7 years ago
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 — 6 months ago
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. — 4 years ago
What a wonderful wine!! 😱 — 6 years ago
Excellent. Elegant and smooth. Loved it — 6 months ago
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
Visita Celler Costers del Siurana, Clos de l'Obac, Gratallops (Tarragona). 65,00
Garnatxa 27%, CS 27%, Ull de Llebre 26%, Merlot 10%, Carinyena 10%.
13.04.19 — 7 years ago
Anthony De Blasi
Terrific wine, but I expected too much of it which might have influenced my rating… — a month ago