Cellers de Scala Dei

Prior Priorat Grenache Blend 2018

Erik Michielsen

9.2

Avoided the hurricane and the Priorat still here on the wine list — a month ago

with Debbie

Miguel Torres

Salmos Priorat Cariñena Blend 2018

Hiroshi Tominaga

9.1

Black cherry, full body but balanced, with a tint of sweetness. Good value. Bought at Enoteca for ¥3,825. — 2 months ago

Clos Mogador

Priorat Red Blend 2016

Bob McDonald

9.4

A dense bright ruby in colour. Initially vanilla/oak notes which blew off with time in decanter. Dense rich and brooding - not giving much aromatically. Tight and muscular. Behaves younger than 7 years. Made by the redoubtable Rene Barbier, one of the founders of the revitalised Priorat movement as shown in the excellent documentary “Dreaming of Wine”. Full bodied and flavoursome. Rich and herbal - predominantly ripe Garnacha grapes. Red and black fruits. Had a wonderful visit there last year with the family and an informative tour and tasting at Clos Mogador. I love the fact that they have kept their wines affordable unlike their Priorat colleagues Alvaro Palacios (L’Ermita) and Daphne Glorian (Clos Erasmus) whose wines are quite expensive. This Mogador is so not ready to drink! Needs time in the cellar. Disagree with Thomas Matthews Drinking window of 2019 to 2024. Personally I think this wine will cruise through to 2030. I will leave the last one for around another 4 years. — 2 months ago

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David T

An all-star of Priorat.

Andrew Cullimore

Yes they certainly repay really quite long aging , nice pick @Bob McDonald

Bob McDonald

Thanks Andrew. I’m a fan of the Priorat district and their wines. The whites from Clos Mogador (Nelin) are also fabulous. Not that far from Barcelona.

Celler Vall Llach

Embruix Priorat Grenache Blend 2019

Berry Marinussen

9.3

End of vacation…….with Helvoirtse Entrecote — a month ago

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Juvé y Camps

Brut Cava Pinot Noir Rosé

Russell Lacy

9.0

Lovely darker dry rose! — a month ago

Raventos i Blanc

de Nit Rosé Cava Blend 2020

Daniel P. Drake

9.1

We opened this beautiful Cava, the 2020 Ravantós i Blanc Conca del Riu Anoia Extra Brut Cava Rose. From Catalonia Sant Sadurni D'Anoia, Spain. A blend of 44% Xarel-lo, 39% Macabeo, 12% Parellada and 5% Monastrell.

On the nose is strawberry, lemon, white peach, lime peel, almond and a bit of minerality.

On the palate there is strawberry, citrus, lemon, lime peel, tarragon, hazelnut, yellow apple and minerality.

This wine is medium bodied with an onion skin color with a bone dry mouthfeel medium + to high acidity that leaves us with a long fresh citrus wet rock finish. At $23 you can't go wrong. This will hang with the best sparkling wines. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend please stay safe and healthy heading into this week ahead. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂🥂 — a month ago