Private Tasting (@Private location): Aerated for some time. Tasted blind. Clear, medium, bright and glowing ruby color. Very nice. Clean, medium intense, developing nose. Cool climate, nice clean fruit, plum, some animal notes. Dry with medium+/high acidity that buffers the high alcohol (14 % abv) perfectly. Nice fruit (cherry), herbs and later some mineral notes. Cool, good tension and elegance. I did not detect this as a Priorat because I miss the typical slate notes in the wine. Certainly too young, with a good potential of further development for the next 3-5 years. A nice entry into the world of Terroir al Limit. 89
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a "cool" priorat which I like, however not very distinctive or long. ok wine but too expensive at around €40. not much left on day 3 after opening ( closed bottle kept in fridge) so do not expect this to evolve further....
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Medium ruby color. A fruitdriven nose. Very pure and transparent. It has raspberry, cherry, english liquerise. The tannins are a bit green. The length is more than medium, but the wine is lacking the last persistence and concentration to be outstanding.
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The entry-level wine of the young ‘Terroir al Limit’ winery, formed by the fusion of the former wineries ‘Dits del Terra’ (Catalan for ‘Fingers of the Earth’) from the South African winemaker Eben Sadie and ‘Arbossar’ from the German winemaker Dominik Huber. The wine is composed of 50 percent Samsó (Carinyena) and 50 percent Garnatxa and was aged for 24 months in large used oak foudres. Decanted: two hours in advance. Youthful cherry-red color, slightly translucent at the core. Rich, spicy nose (dominated by the Carinyena) with fragrances of sour cherries, incense, violets and a touch of lavender. The palate is lighter-bodied than one would expect from the nose, with an elegant structure and a smooth texture, ripe tannins and a present, quite dominating acidity. Long, juicy finish with a dash of herbs. Way too young but promising. Give it a few years of rest.
De instapwijn van het jonge wijndomein ‘Terroir al Limit’, gevormd door de fusie van de voormalige wijnhuizen 'Dits del Terra' (Catalaans voor 'Vingers van de aarde') van de Zuid-Afrikaanse wijnmaker Eben Sadie en ‘Arbossar' van de Duitse wijnmaker Dominik Huber. De wijn is samengesteld uit 50 percent Samsó (Carinyena) en 50 procent Garnatxa en rijpte gedurende 24 maanden in grote, gebruikte eiken foeders. Gedecanteerd: twee uur op voorhand. Jeugdige, kersrode kleur, enigszins doorschijnend in de kern. Rijke, kruidige neus (gedomineerd door de Carinyena) met aroma’s van zure kers, wierook, viooltjes en een vleugje lavendel. De smaak valt wat lichter uit dan verwacht (afgaand op de neus), met een elegante structuur en zachte textuur, rijpe tannines en een stevige, vrij dominante aciditeit. Lange, fruitige finale met wat kruidige elementen. Nog veel te jong, maar veelbelovend. Best nog enkele jaren laten liggen.
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5/2/2017 - Christian von Dresky Does not like this wine: 82 Points
Very dissapointing! Fruit gone, overipe smell, strenght gone, no grip and shows not a hint of interesting terciary aromas. Won´t buy again.
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4/17/2017 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 89 Points
Private Tasting (@Private location): Aerated for some time. Tasted blind. Clear, medium, bright and glowing ruby color. Very nice. Clean, medium intense, developing nose. Cool climate, nice clean fruit, plum, some animal notes.
Dry with medium+/high acidity that buffers the high alcohol (14 % abv) perfectly. Nice fruit (cherry), herbs and later some mineral notes. Cool, good tension and elegance. I did not detect this as a Priorat because I miss the typical slate notes in the wine. Certainly too young, with a good potential of further development for the next 3-5 years. A nice entry into the world of Terroir al Limit.
89
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11/16/2015 - Stefan75 Does not like this wine: 86 Points
Did not like this bottle at all, very toasted and alcoholic...completely different that the last one I had 6month ago...strange
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2/4/2015 - Stefan75 wrote: 88 Points
a "cool" priorat which I like, however not very distinctive or long. ok wine but too expensive at around €40. not much left on day 3 after opening ( closed bottle kept in fridge) so do not expect this to evolve further....
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12/16/2012 - ravil wrote: 88 Points
might be to young, not impressing yet
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9/29/2012 - Vintjener Likes this wine: 88 Points
Medium ruby color.
A fruitdriven nose. Very pure and transparent. It has raspberry, cherry, english liquerise.
The tannins are a bit green. The length is more than medium, but the wine is lacking the last persistence and concentration to be outstanding.
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5/3/2012 - huse wrote: 91 Points
The entry-level wine of the young ‘Terroir al Limit’ winery, formed by the fusion of the former wineries ‘Dits del Terra’ (Catalan for ‘Fingers of the Earth’) from the South African winemaker Eben Sadie and ‘Arbossar’ from the German winemaker Dominik Huber. The wine is composed of 50 percent Samsó (Carinyena) and 50 percent Garnatxa and was aged for 24 months in large used oak foudres. Decanted: two hours in advance. Youthful cherry-red color, slightly translucent at the core. Rich, spicy nose (dominated by the Carinyena) with fragrances of sour cherries, incense, violets and a touch of lavender. The palate is lighter-bodied than one would expect from the nose, with an elegant structure and a smooth texture, ripe tannins and a present, quite dominating acidity. Long, juicy finish with a dash of herbs. Way too young but promising. Give it a few years of rest.
De instapwijn van het jonge wijndomein ‘Terroir al Limit’, gevormd door de fusie van de voormalige wijnhuizen 'Dits del Terra' (Catalaans voor 'Vingers van de aarde') van de Zuid-Afrikaanse wijnmaker Eben Sadie en ‘Arbossar' van de Duitse wijnmaker Dominik Huber. De wijn is samengesteld uit 50 percent Samsó (Carinyena) en 50 procent Garnatxa en rijpte gedurende 24 maanden in grote, gebruikte eiken foeders. Gedecanteerd: twee uur op voorhand. Jeugdige, kersrode kleur, enigszins doorschijnend in de kern. Rijke, kruidige neus (gedomineerd door de Carinyena) met aroma’s van zure kers, wierook, viooltjes en een vleugje lavendel. De smaak valt wat lichter uit dan verwacht (afgaand op de neus), met een elegante structuur en zachte textuur, rijpe tannines en een stevige, vrij dominante aciditeit. Lange, fruitige finale met wat kruidige elementen. Nog veel te jong, maar veelbelovend. Best nog enkele jaren laten liggen.
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