Better than the one from May -14! Even more prominent Priorat touches, stone, dark berries, sage, tar/licorice. Quite decent fruit, very good balance, long aftertaste w plenty of fruit and licorice. And yes, we have complexity! This one would definitely last longer. Very nice indeed!!
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Typical Priorat nose. Still plenty of fruit , minerals, stone dust, hint of cherries. The wine has started to go down a bit, but has maybe 3-4 years to go. Long finish, with hint of complexity. Quite enjoyable!
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Toast, blueberry, oak spice, sweet mineral, cherry jam nose that is decidedly on the modern side but still attractive and classic. Unfortunately, the palate is broad, thinning, with bits of sour plum, cherry skin, burnt fruit, oak that is dominated by bitter tannin on the relatively short finish. My guess is that this is on the downslope and I wouldn't keep any much longer.
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Extremely concentrated and exhibiting a lot of youth the clos fonta 98 is a powerhouse. Aromas of ripe cherries, figs and pencil in the nose precede a full bodied offering which explodes mid palate with and additional touch of spices. Still youthful wood tannins and an ok level of acidity will keep this going for a while. Excellent wine.
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Dīner chez Pierre (Bruxelles, Belgium): Le type "syrah, grenache, mourvèdre": à la fois un côté sauvage, de l'alcool et des tannins. On pourrait penser au Roussillon.
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8/6/2016 - Leto South wrote: 94 Points
Better than the one from May -14! Even more prominent Priorat touches, stone, dark berries, sage, tar/licorice. Quite decent fruit, very good balance, long aftertaste w plenty of fruit and licorice. And yes, we have complexity! This one would definitely last longer. Very nice indeed!!
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5/24/2014 - Leto South Likes this wine: 92 Points
Typical Priorat nose. Still plenty of fruit , minerals, stone dust, hint of cherries. The wine has started to go down a bit, but has maybe 3-4 years to go. Long finish, with hint of complexity. Quite enjoyable!
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2/25/2012 - andtheodor wrote: 87 Points
Toast, blueberry, oak spice, sweet mineral, cherry jam nose that is decidedly on the modern side but still attractive and classic. Unfortunately, the palate is broad, thinning, with bits of sour plum, cherry skin, burnt fruit, oak that is dominated by bitter tannin on the relatively short finish. My guess is that this is on the downslope and I wouldn't keep any much longer.
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2/22/2010 - claudio_bxl wrote:
Extremely concentrated and exhibiting a lot of youth the clos fonta 98 is a powerhouse. Aromas of ripe cherries, figs and pencil in the nose precede a full bodied offering which explodes mid palate with and additional touch of spices. Still youthful wood tannins and an ok level of acidity will keep this going for a while. Excellent wine.
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5/26/2007 - PhDP wrote:
Dīner chez Pierre (Bruxelles, Belgium): Le type "syrah, grenache, mourvèdre": à la fois un côté sauvage, de l'alcool et des tannins. On pourrait penser au Roussillon.
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