This bottle was surprisingly backward, with a strong tannic element alongside the expected mineral streak. Fruit was still quite powerful, and I am sure there was no cork taint. Based on this experience, I'd say the wine could keep for several years pretty easily, but I won't discount my previous tasting experience where this wine showed elegance and maturity. I guess your mileage may vary.
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This bottle has clearly peaks several years ago. Still drinkable though with lots of boiled and dried plums and cherries, tin-canned tomatoes and gingerbread. Very sweet on the fruit, lots of alcoholic heat in the end and also some funky notes.
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Still drinking beautifully. All the edges are softened and secondary flavors are in play with the fruit. Balanced. A perfect compliment to a mushroom pizza.
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Good, probably as good as it will get and maybe even declining a bit, in my book. Accurate descriptions below. Dark, purple, intense black cherry fruit, with slate mineral note, licorice, mint perhaps. The tannins are more resolved, and it does not require decanting. I would drink sooner than later.
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Decanted for 5 hours then funneled back into it's bottle: A nose earth and wet wood, dark fruits, dark chocolate and some rosemary, also a hint of green olive. So delicate, the tannins are now completely relaxed and dissolve leading into the mid-palate. Subtle brighter fruits on the palate than the nose, some earth and wood smoke, no edges whatsoever. The drying acid doesn't come on until 5-10 seconds into the finish and is very gentle. Overall everything about this wine is gentle, the flavor, the nose, the tannins and acid. Excellent wine, drinking beautifully now, 91 points.
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Ripe, mineral, floral nose. Touch of oak, zesty and intense, elegant, long. Fine tannins and very good depth. Quite a feminine wine and somewhat restrained relative to the typical Priorat style.
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1/24/2015 - robmatic wrote: 90 Points
This bottle was surprisingly backward, with a strong tannic element alongside the expected mineral streak. Fruit was still quite powerful, and I am sure there was no cork taint. Based on this experience, I'd say the wine could keep for several years pretty easily, but I won't discount my previous tasting experience where this wine showed elegance and maturity. I guess your mileage may vary.
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4/25/2014 - Magners wrote:
This bottle has clearly peaks several years ago. Still drinkable though with lots of boiled and dried plums and cherries, tin-canned tomatoes and gingerbread. Very sweet on the fruit, lots of alcoholic heat in the end and also some funky notes.
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4/21/2014 - robmatic wrote: 92 Points
Lush and luscious, wonderful smells. Great mouthful of wine with excellent balance and respectable depth. Drink now and over the next several years.
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10/4/2013 - MatsRahm Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drinks well. Intense black fruit and licorice. Nice long. rich finish.
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4/30/2012 - gripNsip wrote:
Still drinking beautifully. All the edges are softened and secondary flavors are in play with the fruit. Balanced. A perfect compliment to a mushroom pizza.
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3/11/2012 - gnosis wrote:
Good, probably as good as it will get and maybe even declining a bit, in my book. Accurate descriptions below. Dark, purple, intense black cherry fruit, with slate mineral note, licorice, mint perhaps. The tannins are more resolved, and it does not require decanting. I would drink sooner than later.
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1/20/2011 - gripNsip wrote: 93 Points
Drinking great now, took this to a dinner party and it killed!
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2/16/2009 - gripNsip wrote: 91 Points
Decanted for 5 hours then funneled back into it's bottle: A nose earth and wet wood, dark fruits, dark chocolate and some rosemary, also a hint of green olive. So delicate, the tannins are now completely relaxed and dissolve leading into the mid-palate. Subtle brighter fruits on the palate than the nose, some earth and wood smoke, no edges whatsoever. The drying acid doesn't come on until 5-10 seconds into the finish and is very gentle. Overall everything about this wine is gentle, the flavor, the nose, the tannins and acid. Excellent wine, drinking beautifully now, 91 points.
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3/10/2007 - robmatic wrote:
Ripe, mineral, floral nose. Touch of oak, zesty and intense, elegant, long. Fine tannins and very good depth. Quite a feminine wine and somewhat restrained relative to the typical Priorat style.
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