APPEARANCE: clear; pale ruby, medium legs & tears NOSE: clean; medium+ intensity; flavour characteristics: black fruit (blackberry, cassis, black cherry), red fruit (cranberry, red cherry), liquorice, tobacco; developing PALATE: dry; high acidity; full body; medium+ tannin (grippy); medium+ alcohol; long finish; pronounced flavour intensity; flavour characteristics: as per nose: black cherry, cassis, blackberry, cranberry, tobacco, liquorice READINESS FOR DRINKING: can drink now, but has potential for ageing 5+ years FURTHER REMARKS: very good wine with good concentration, flavour and structural elements exciting but well balanced. Just starting to show some complexity, but will need more time. Very nice!
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11/15/2015 - Cofxc Likes this wine: 91 Points
60G/40C. Served quite cool, fresh, typicity, orange. Second time round, yep. BBR tasting.
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10/12/2015 - SimonG wrote: 89 Points
BBR Rioja & Catalonia (One Great George Street, London): Lovely nuanced nose. Obviously ripe but lots to this. Really full and kirschy on the palate. ***
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1/4/2014 - @VisserMartijn Likes this wine: 90 Points
APPEARANCE: clear; pale ruby, medium legs & tears
NOSE: clean; medium+ intensity; flavour characteristics: black fruit (blackberry, cassis, black cherry), red fruit (cranberry, red cherry), liquorice, tobacco; developing
PALATE: dry; high acidity; full body; medium+ tannin (grippy); medium+ alcohol; long finish; pronounced flavour intensity; flavour characteristics: as per nose: black cherry, cassis, blackberry, cranberry, tobacco, liquorice
READINESS FOR DRINKING: can drink now, but has potential for ageing 5+ years
FURTHER REMARKS: very good wine with good concentration, flavour and structural elements exciting but well balanced. Just starting to show some complexity, but will need more time. Very nice!
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9/21/2013 - bugdoced Likes this wine: 87 Points
last bottle;tannins have softened and better balanced right out of the gate;classic priorat fruit/earth but finish seemed short to us
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10/18/2012 - bugdoced wrote: 90 Points
note to self;do not drink for a few years;serious priorat;very good qpr
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