2015 Domini de la Cartoixa Priorat Galena

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  2/10/2024 - AURUM Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Brick coloured, complex nose with spices, red and dark berries, a touch of oak. Taste with more red berries, good acidity, soft but still present tannins. Alcohol 14.5 %. A very balansed wine. Drinks perfectly at the moment.
  It was great to reindeer, cream sauce with cognac, sauted brussel sproutes, fried sliced potatoes spice with juniper berreis, and pickled lingon berries.

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  6/4/2023 - Nick72wine wrote: 91 Points

  Solid Priorat for the price, Blackberry, blueberry licorice , saddle leather and a hint of vanilla.
  Ready to go with a splash decant of and hour or two, ripe and lightly stewed red and black fruit, polished tannins abound, medium weight and very balanced , hint of sweetness bit of mint and anis on the finish.
  Very good QPR .

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  12/21/2019 - Alexander Smith Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Aromas of blackberry, bramble jam, spice, smoke with black pepper. Full-bodied, big and powerful with dark plums, black fruit, cedar and allspice. Certainly not one for the weak, we do not get enough Priorat in Quebec. Certainly my favourite region in Spain.

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  12/4/2019 - huse Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Attractive and approachable Priorat wine sourced from fourteen parcels of organic growing vineyards near the village of El Molar (province of Tarragona, Catalunya), made by the renowned Catalan enologist Toni Coca. A blend of 35 % Garnatxa Negra, 25 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 25 % Merlot and 15 % Carinyena (each variety was fermented separately) that was aged for twelve months in French (80 %) and American (20 %) oak barrels. Intense violet-red in color and an interesting bouquet of blackberry, wild roses, licorice and a touch of cedar wood and leather. The medium to full-bodied palate shows an extremely refined wine, plenty of lush ripe cherry and plum fruit, perfectly in balance, with a good depth and well-integrated tannins. Lengthy finish. Optimal enjoyment: now–2024. A wine with an outstanding QPR. Beautiful label.
  
  Aantrekkelijke, al goed toegankelijke Priorat-wijn, afkomstig uit veertien wijngaardpercelen (biologische teelt) in de omgeving van het dorpje El Molar (provincie Tarragona, Catalonië), gemaakt door de gerenommeerde Catalaanse oenoloog Toni Coca. Een blend van 35 % Garnatxa Negra, 25 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 25 % Merlot en 15 % Carinyena (elke variëteit werd afzonderlijk gevinifieerd), die een rijping van twaalf maanden in Franse (80 %) en Amerikaanse (20 %) eiken vaten meekreeg. Intens violet-rood van kleur en een interessant bouquet van bramen, wilde rozen, zoethout en ook een vleugje leder en cederhout. Een vrij krachtige maar bijzonder verfijnde wijn, vol weelderig fruit van rijpe kers en pruimen, perfect in balans, met een serieuze diepgang en fraai geïntegreerde tannines. Lange afdronk. Optimaal drinkgenot: nu–2024. Een wijn met een uitstekende prijs-kwaliteitsverhouding. Prachtig etiket.

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  5/6/2019 - bitdrerik wrote: 89 Points

  Priorat wine fair 2019 (and related events); 5/2/2019-5/9/2019 (Tarragona and various places in Priorat): Then to the two top wines of this producer. The Galena is light in colour. A bit heavy on the oak. Will probably integrate with age. Beautiful smell. Dark fruits mainly. Tannins pronounced for now. Red and black fruit on the tongue. A bit astringent now but will most likely come together with 2 or 3 years in bottle.

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