Concrete
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.👌🏻👌🏻
— 5 months ago
Le Rocche Dei Barbari
Riserva Alivio Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2016
Light reddish in color with light intensity.
Really pretty nose, with nice elegance.
Light to medium in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity and mouthfeel.
Showing raspberries, cherries, red currants, light wood, spices, wild flowers, chocolates and tobacco.
Medium plus on the finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a very tasty Barbaresco with some nice age to it. Elegant and rich. Complex with good structure.
This 8 year old Barbaresco is still young, and will continue to age nicely in the next 15 to 20 years. I had the 1998 not too long ago and it was so much better.
Easy drinking and good by itself or with food.
100% Nebbiolo grapes were aged for 5 years in Oak and Concrete tanks.
14% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$80. — 2 months ago
Peter Lauer
Senior Faß 6 Ayler Riesling
Honey and concrete. — 5 months ago
Bodega Chacra
Cincuenta y Cinco Pinot Noir
Elegant and lighter style. All concrete fermentation. — 8 months ago
Frog's Leap
Soil Selection Concrete Aged Rutherford Sauvignon Blanc 2022
High toned but restrained floral and lemon/grapefruit aromas and flavors. Medium bodied, balanced. Dry, juicy; light, skin-contact, mouth coating finish. Overall, rather Classy and Elegant — 3 months ago
Tenuta San Leonardo
Terre di San Leonardo Vigneti delle Dolomiti Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2018
Terre di San Leonardo is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (50%), Merlot (40%), and Carmenere (10%), run by the Gonzaga family since its inception in 1724. Wine is fermented with ambient yeasts in concrete tanks and 20% is aged in French oak barrels. Ruby with aromas ripe red fruits and floral notes. On the palate flavors of rich plum and blackberry with herb, light spice and slight earthy notes. Medium+ finish, fine soft tannins, ending with fruit, floral and earthy mineral character. Tremendous value! — 4 months ago
Sipping Fine Wine
Pale golden color, complex aging, 34% new French oak-15 months, 30% stainless-4 months; 18% in Foudre for 9 months; rest concrete egg for 14 months. Aromas of stone fruits, oak, nuts, floral and spice. On the palate flavors of peach and pear with honeysuckle, integrated toasty oak and nice citrus tang. Long finish, ending with a wet stone mineral character. Outstanding! Will age well! — 21 days ago