Wineflock - Clos Erasmus Vertical
Bob's
Tasted April 26, 2007 by winefool with 1,116 views
Introduction
Last week a member of our weekly tasting group in Chicago generously hosted a tasting of Clos Erasmus. I was particularly looking forward to this tasting as I don't have much experience with Spanish wines and no experience with Clos Erasmus. After some weather delays at O'Hare, I finally landed and made a mad dash to Bob's just in time for the first flight.
Overall the wines were quite strong with a clear lineage. That said, there was a big step up between the first (older) and second (younger) flights. In particular, the wines from 01-04 really shined (they introduced their second wine, the Laurel, in 2000 - coincidence??). Interestingly, almost all the wines had plenty of structure and many tasted 'young' to drink, but the ones that actually had a bit of bottle age generally did not show as well. I think there has to be an evolution in winemaking style over the course of the 90s.
Flight 1 - Flight 1 (5 notes)
Red
1993 Clos Erasmus Priorat
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Group #5, My #3 - Full ruby purple color. Medium nose of black currant cough drop. Nice round focused red fruit with mineral notes on a firm tannin and acid frame.
Red
1994 Clos Erasmus Priorat
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Group #3, My #4 - Full ruby purple color. Medium dusty red fruit nose with notes of acidity. Big dusty blcak fruit with round cherry and tannin. Tastes young to me.
Red
1995 Clos Erasmus Priorat
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Group #4, My #5 - Full purple color with pink edges. tight dusty briar black fruit. Big bold black fruit with coffee and firm tannin - drinking very young in my view.
Red
1996 Clos Erasmus Priorat
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Group #2, My #2 - Full deep purple color. Mediu shy candied red fruit with some anise hints on the nose. Lovely round spicy red fruit with a irm frame.
Red
1997 Clos Erasmus Priorat
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Group #1, My #1 - Full purple red color. Full dusty tight black fruit with some spiciness on the nose. Big red cherry with spicy dusty tannic finish. Complex and balanced with hints of chocolate. Easy WOTF.
Flight 2 - Flight 2 (6 notes)
Red
1998 Clos Erasmus Priorat
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Group #3, My #4 - Full purple red color. Big clean black cherry nose with clean acidity as well. Nice rich tight black fruit. Lush with firm structure. Opened up nicely with a little air. 93-94 pts.
Red
1999 Clos Mogador Priorat
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Group #5, My #6 - Full purple pink color. Big sweet purple fruit nose. Medium/rich coffee black fruit with firm acidity and tannin. Still tight and will benefit from time.
Red
2000 Clos Erasmus Priorat
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Group #6, My #5 - clear deep red color. Big clean black fruit with some lifted sweetness on the nose. Big briar black fruit with a hint of sweet and coffee. Should improve with time as well.
Red
2001 Clos Erasmus Priorat
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Group #2, My #2 - Full deep red color. Lovely bright briar red fruit nose. Mmmn, big rich complex chewy lush black and red fruits with bit of spice. Great balance. Actually continued to improve in the glass - a good sign! This would have been easy WOTF/WOTN in most tastings like this, but then there was the 04...
Red
2002 Clos Erasmus Priorat
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Gropu #4, My #3 - full purple red color. Medium briar bright black currant nose. Big tight acidic spicy coffee black fruit on the palate. Still showing young with a lot of structure, but great stuffing.
Red
2004 Clos Erasmus Priorat
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Group #1, My #1 - a slam dunk for WOTF and WOTN even if it is still an absolute infant. Opaque deep purple red color. Full rich black fruit cassis toffee nose. Wow! Huge big tight but superrich black fruit and mocha with a searing dusty tannin finish that goes on and on. This is drinkable and possible to enjoy now (with plenty of air), but patience will be rewarded with an absolutely monumental wine.
Flight 3 - Dessert (2 notes)
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