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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2013 and 2023 (based on 9 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 35 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by platpeeps on 4/11/2023 & rated 80 points: Savoury, Bretty, bitter, over-extracted, out of balance and past it. Horrid. CHP 80 pts (359 views) | | | Tasted by dalondra on 2/3/2020 & rated 93 points: Delicious, soft, sweet morello cherries. Long on the palate. (1166 views) | | | Tasted by hesnctrl on 12/21/2019 & rated 91 points: PnV. Dark maroon and quite inky. Leather and dried blueberries on the nose. On the palate, the fruit has faded a bit from the last bottle two years ago, with the oak coming forward a bit more. Still very enjoyable though.
Enjoyed in a Riedel Vinum Syrah glass at 58F. (1123 views) | | | Tasted by dalondra on 12/28/2017 & rated 90 points: Jammy and rich with lots of sweet fruit. drinking well (1871 views) | | | Tasted by hesnctrl on 8/26/2017 & rated 92 points: PnP. Brought to cabin in Duluth and enjoyed with grilled ribeye. Dark and inky, with rich ripe cherry, plums, and some leather on the nose. Super jammy and rich, but not flabby at all. Has a slight mineral edge on the finish that keeps everything clean.
Enjoyed in a Riedel Vinum Syrah glass at 62F. (1856 views) | | | Tasted by mdfuller on 4/22/2017 & rated 89 points: If the alcohol was a bit less this would probably be a buster (2157 views) | | | Tasted by jamokebob on 4/8/2017 & rated 90 points: Lots of alcohol but very smooth. Great finish. Good before dinner wine. (1650 views) | | | Tasted by dalondra on 10/16/2016 & rated 89 points: A bit too much of a blockbuster to get into the 90's. Heavy, rich, plummy. (1885 views) | | | Tasted by bjamesclark on 10/6/2015 & rated 92 points: Intense aromas are rich and ripe expressing Priorat and the varietals precisely.
Upfront aromas of decadent fig paste, Chambord, Luxardo cherries, strawberry compote, crushed violets, rose petals, chocolate, slate and earth. Ancillary aromas carry licorice, cigar box, leather, sous bois, soy/umami and lighter hints of chestnut and cognac.
The palate is massive with super-fine, refined and chewy tannins and racy, juicy medium+ acidity. Bold, dense flavors of plum, strawberry preserves and raspberry with nutty notes as well as cigar tobacco, cedar, cocoa, baking spice, leather, licorice, earth, mineral and dried flowers.
A pure, long, chewy finish has medium-plus grip.
Overall, in a great drinking window but still has a bit of life left in it. This shows great density, concentration and intensity. (1949 views) | | | Tasted by vaaccess on 9/19/2015 & rated 92 points: This is the epitome of Priorat Granacha. Stunningly awesome. (2088 views) | | | Tasted by soyhead on 1/10/2015: Nose - plum, blackberry, sour cherry, licorice
Mouth - rich, complex, and superly balanced. Really delicious verging on fine wine. Mouthcoating fruit, impressive, kaleidoscopic, and as rich as fruit bomb gets. Tasted next to the 07 idus and showing even fresher. Great wine. (1875 views) | | | Tasted by KyleMittskus on 11/16/2014: I too found this wine a bit port-like with some pruney fruit and not much structure to carry it. However, most of the other tasters with me didn't agree and quite liked it. Seems like the kind of wine that will garner a myriad of reactions. (2155 views) | | | Tasted by hallcrit on 4/19/2014 & rated 89 points: Decanted 3 hours. Dense opaque purple, persistent color to the rim, dark fruit and noticeable oak, medium plus body, medium alcohol despite the 15.5% level, ripe plum (stewed?) and dark cherry, dry, medium plus finish. Should have kept this one down for another 2 or 3 years. '07's are readier, if that's a word. (2036 views) | | | Tasted by soyhead on 8/5/2013 & rated 92 points: Nose - blackberry, stone
Mouth - dark fruit, ripe but bone dry, with a classic stony minerality I enjoy in better priorats. With a hint of licorice. Superb, with some life still left. (2128 views) | | | Tasted by yofog on 4/8/2013 & rated 90 points: Too big, high alcohol, and porty for my palate, but certainly well-made in its style. Big, impressive fruit, everyone else loved it. (2195 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 10/25/2012 & rated 90 points: A private lunch (Restaurant El Celler de Can Roca ***, Girona, Spain): Big, sweet and port-like, quite tannic, impressive but not really for me. Great with the pigeon though. (3243 views) | | | Tasted by Trish22 on 2/11/2012 & rated 50 points: So far, two bottles of this wine are too sweet (not in a good way) to even drink. What a shame! (3920 views) | | | Tasted by cmaldoon on 11/5/2011 & rated 90 points: Decanted ~2 hours
Firstly, I will say that this is a very different wine than I am used to. I am used to dark fruity bordeaux blends primarily and this is NOT one of those.
Color: Dark purple but not opaque
Nose: Strikingly little nose, hints of licorice and almond
Palate: This wine has an extreme minerality to it, it almost felt carbonated by the way it felt on my tongue (but it certainly wasn't bubbly). There was a good acid and some dark fruits lingering, but it was that minerality that held sway (3545 views) | | | Tasted by Yagil on 11/2/2011 & rated 90 points: Priora evening at Mel & Michel (Mel & Michel): Dark red-purple
strong black fruit aroma
intense, fruity, full body, rich, alcoholic, long aftertase (3185 views) | | | Tasted by bugdoced on 10/9/2011 & rated 92 points: consistent to prior notes; yum (2780 views) | | | Tasted by bugdoced on 8/19/2011 & rated 92 points: dark fruit richness along with earth coming into balance; there is room to cellar longer to let the tannins settle down some more, but it will be hard to not open another soon (2864 views) | | | Tasted by soyhead on 8/15/2011 & rated 92 points: N - rich, blackberry liquor, touch of heat.
M - Again rich, full bodied, very fruity, fruit punchy, almost feels sweet. Deep, rich, and spicey on the finish. Will only get better with time. 92+ points. (2882 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Celler Vall Llach Producer website
Source: VinConnect (VinConnect.com)
From its inception, Celler Vall Llach has been governed by a rigid adherence to two guiding principles: rigor and quality. Vall Llach was founded in 1992 by the famous Catalan singer Lluís Llach and his childhood friend, notary Enric Costa. Located in Porrera, one of the nine villages about an hour and half south of Barcelona that together form the Qualified Designation of Origin (D.O.Q.), Priorat, this winery seamlessly fuses history and innovation, resulting in high quality wines that are appreciated the world over. Today Enric’s son, Albert, serves as the winery’s head winemaker, co-owner and general manager, ensuring the stellar quality that Celler Vall Llach has become known for will continue to flourish from generation to generation.
Vall Llach prides itself on its focus towards quality rather than quantity and cultivates just over 13 hectares of 60- to 90-year-old Carinena and Garnacha vines located in the best areas of Porrera and Torroja. Old vines produce low yields with naturally concentrated fruit, and Celler Vall Llach further reduces yields through careful vineyard management, producing densely concentrated and luscious wines. Vineyards climb steep slate (llicorella) hillsides, receiving optimum sun exposure and beneficial water deprivation, further strengthening the dark fruit flavors. Most of the old vines are cultivated according to traditional methods without the use of machinery which forces an intimate and exclusive relationship with the wine grower. Newer plantings of Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah add complexity to the old-vine character.
Today Vall Llach’s wines are made in the town square of Porrera in “La Final,” the name for the oldest and largest private building of the village, which has always been used for winemaking. Wines are vinified by variety and parcel using low volume tanks, where over 90 different micro-fermentations are performed each year. Manual punch downs are performed and post-fermentative maceration lasts 15 days, followed by a soft press. All wines are aged in 100% French oak barrels with a light-medium toast and racked once before bottling.
Based on their overall philosophy, Vall Llach has imposed a ceiling on production and growth in order never to lose the personal connection and supervision exerted over each stage of the winemaking process. Their commitment to micro-production in the vineyards and attention to detail in cellar have led to admiration from wine enthusiasts around the world for their outstanding and timeless wines.
Grenache Blend. Spain Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia
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Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world, occupying the majority of the Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate, culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of which a handful have gained international recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and [Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such as Cava, Penedes, Somontano, Galicia, Rueda and Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain can also lay claim to having the most land under vine in the world, growing up to, by some accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which Tempranillo is their most well known. Other popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous [sic] Palomino Fino grape which is used in the production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of the bright, effervescent wines of Galicia, and Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net
Spain is not in the forefront of winemaking for its dessert wines, other than for its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos (when sweetened). But apart from Sherry Spain has a range of styles of dessert wines, ranging from the those made from the Pedro Ximenez grape primarily in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. Some good Moscatels are made in Mallorca, Alicante and Navarre. The northwest corner of Spain, Galicia, with its bitter Atlantic climate, is even making dessert wines, called “Tostadillos” in the village of Ribadivia (similar to France’s “Vin de Paille”). The Canary Islands have made interesting dessert wines for centuries (they are mentioned by Shakespeare, for example) and in recent years the quality of winemaking has been improved and the Canary Islands wines are being better marketed now. The winemaking styles for “Vinos Dulces” are also diverse, from “Late Harvest” (Vendimia Tardía) to “Fortified Wines” (Fermentación Parcial). Based on in-spain.info.Catalunya Map on weinlagen-infoPrioratAbout 100 kilometers from Barcelona, Priorat originated as a distinct recognized wine region in 1932, and was approved in 1954.
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