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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by Wadstedt79 on 2/9/2020 & rated 92 points: This Granache-blend from Priorat is a stellar wine in a good drinking window right now. With the Cab Sauivignon balancing the wine its not as jammy as some Grenache wines can be. I Think this will improve into a 93-94 P wine the next 3-5 years but since this was my last bottle of the 2015 i will never find out. Amazing at the price of about 25 € here in Sweden. 92 P (502 views) | | Tasted by bitdrerik on 8/16/2019 & rated 89 points: Eđalklúbbur, vínsmakk #1 haust 2019 (Bólstađarhlíđ 29): Byrjuđum á ađ opna eina flösku fyrir hefđbundiđ smakk. Dökkt á litinn. Plömur og sultukenndir tónar í nefi og munni. Talsverđ sýra. Gott vín. (821 views) | | Tasted by Marmaras on 3/18/2019 & rated 91 points: Very dark color, the bouquet could be more intense, strong tannins, I miss the complex aroma of the other Priorat wines, good to drink, but nothing more! (593 views) | | Tasted by Macki on 10/7/2018: Very fruity and very elegant - mineral, herbaceous - sage, rosemary. Coffee notes. The stone walls that make the terraces are Marge. Med-acid, med tannin. Very pleasant. (793 views) | | Tasted by multimax on 6/24/2018: Mrgoldensun nails it pretty much. It’s broad and dark fruity with prunes and a bit of ripe dark cherries. Combined with licorice and cassis leafs. There is a bit of a green herbal note, too, that balances the full mouthfeel well. My partner found this note in the finish a little too strong, though. Very interesting wine that we couldn’t quite agree on. (864 views) | | Tasted by MrGoldenSun on 8/29/2017 & rated 91 points: Big. Dark fruit. Prune. Licorice. Full bodied, tannins are high but smooth and balanced. Firm acidity. Everything is big but it's not overwhelming. Solid finish. Kind of one note but it's a good note. Very satisfying. (685 views) |
| Celler de l'Encastell Producer websiteGrenache Blend. Spain Vinos de Espańa - Wines of Spain (Instituto Espańol de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia Wine Map on weinlagen-info
Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world, occupying the majority of the Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate, culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of which a handful have gained international recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and [Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such as Cava, Penedes, Somontano, Galicia, Rueda and Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain can also lay claim to having the most land under vine in the world, growing up to, by some accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which Tempranillo is their most well known. Other popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous [sic] Palomino Fino grape which is used in the production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of the bright, effervescent wines of Galicia, and Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net
Spain is not in the forefront of winemaking for its dessert wines, other than for its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos (when sweetened). But apart from Sherry Spain has a range of styles of dessert wines, ranging from the those made from the Pedro Ximenez grape primarily in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. Some good Moscatels are made in Mallorca, Alicante and Navarre. The northwest corner of Spain, Galicia, with its bitter Atlantic climate, is even making dessert wines, called “Tostadillos” in the village of Ribadivia (similar to France’s “Vin de Paille”). The Canary Islands have made interesting dessert wines for centuries (they are mentioned by Shakespeare, for example) and in recent years the quality of winemaking has been improved and the Canary Islands wines are being better marketed now. The winemaking styles for “Vinos Dulces” are also diverse, from “Late Harvest” (Vendimia Tardía) to “Fortified Wines” (Fermentación Parcial). Based on in-spain.info.Catalunya Map on weinlagen-infoPrioratAbout 100 kilometers from Barcelona, Priorat originated as a distinct recognized wine region in 1932, and was approved in 1954.
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