Bodegas Mas Alta

Artigas Priorat Red Blend

9.1224 ratings
9.128 pro ratings
Priorat, Catalunya, Spain
Garnacha, Cariñena, Cabernet Sauvignon
Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Pasta, Venison, Tomato-Based, Potato, Pork, Chocolate & Caramel, White Rice, Mushrooms, Beef, Lamb, Chili & Hot Spicy, Paella
Top Notes For
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2019 | coffee, tobacco, raspberry, tannins, cedar, licorice. Fine effort.

Vintage 2019 | coffee, tobacco, raspberry, tannins, cedar, licorice. Fine effort.

Sep 19th, 2024
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9.2

Deep, vivid ruby. Vibrant red and dark berry, floral pastille and licorice scents are complemented by smoky mineral and cracked pepper accents. Sappy and energetic in the mouth, offering juicy black raspberry and cherry cola flavors that deepen and become spicier as the wine opens up. Finishes with smoky mineral thrust, smooth, slow-building tannins and very good, floral-tinged persistence. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, March 2021)

Deep, vivid ruby. Vibrant red and dark berry, floral pastille and licorice scents are complemented by smoky mineral and cracked pepper accents. Sappy and energetic in the mouth, offering juicy black raspberry and cherry cola flavors that deepen and become spicier as the wine opens up. Finishes with smoky mineral thrust, smooth, slow-building tannins and very good, floral-tinged persistence. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, March 2021)

Mar 19th, 2021
Allison Lyzenga

Medium purple; medium plus intensity aromas of cooked cherry, blackberry, black plum, bramble, earth, smoke, mulling spices; dry medium acid, medium plus tannins, high alcohol, medium plus body, medium plus intensity flavors of blackberries, mulling spices, vanilla bean

Medium purple; medium plus intensity aromas of cooked cherry, blackberry, black plum, bramble, earth, smoke, mulling spices; dry medium acid, medium plus tannins, high alcohol, medium plus body, medium plus intensity flavors of blackberries, mulling spices, vanilla bean

1 person found it helpfulOct 5th, 2017
Emmanuel Cazes

Un peu dur sur le début, mais s'ouvre par la suite

Un peu dur sur le début, mais s'ouvre par la suite

1 person found it helpfulOct 5th, 2014
Jeff Sidwell

Owner Bon! Gourmet

9.1

Very nice black cherry fruit with good full body and a smooth finish

Very nice black cherry fruit with good full body and a smooth finish

Apr 19th, 2016
Jeff Sidwell

Owner Bon! Gourmet

9.0

Dark sweetly fruited but a dry finish figs but not raisened

Dark sweetly fruited but a dry finish figs but not raisened

Dec 30th, 2015
Tom Casagrande

2011. Complex nose. Deeply pitched ripe dark berry fruit, wood smoke and piercing rock dust notes. Sledgehammer powerful in the mouth. Almost overwhelming rich dry extract coats the mouth. Huge body. Finish is very long with pure dark berry notes and dark minerals competing to see who quits first. Great wine. But you have to pick your moments for this one.

2011. Complex nose. Deeply pitched ripe dark berry fruit, wood smoke and piercing rock dust notes. Sledgehammer powerful in the mouth. Almost overwhelming rich dry extract coats the mouth. Huge body. Finish is very long with pure dark berry notes and dark minerals competing to see who quits first. Great wine. But you have to pick your moments for this one.

Jul 29th, 2015
Bradley Brown

Owner/Winemaker Big Basin Vineyards

8.0

Raisiny, uber ripe syrup

Raisiny, uber ripe syrup

May 7th, 2015
Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

8.8

Instant gratification. A powerhouse of a wine, just plummy and cocoa-ey enough, without being blowsy and overextracted.

Instant gratification. A powerhouse of a wine, just plummy and cocoa-ey enough, without being blowsy and overextracted.

Jan 14th, 2015
Mark Lindzy

Big and bold, with initial VA that's now blowing off. Oak is starting to integrate better, but could use a few more years in the cellar.

Big and bold, with initial VA that's now blowing off. Oak is starting to integrate better, but could use a few more years in the cellar.

May 9th, 2014