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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.3 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by Sanlucar on 1/9/2023 & rated 90 points: Initial taste was sour but that passed after a few minutes to reveal a solid core of deep red & black fruit, old vine structure and terroir. Tastes like black cherry, blackberry, licorice and anise. This wine is not meant to age beyond 5 years, but it provides fruity exuberance for near-term pleasure. (1048 views) | | Tasted by jdporter3 on 1/4/2023 & rated 88 points: Accessed from a Coravin. Most definitely improves with some air. Dried cherries, hint of vanilla at the end, short finish. I am not a big Priorat drinker but this would be a fairly mellow version to my experience, which I find more pleasant and approachable. Mouthfilling and a very good value. Doubt that it would cellar much and doesn’t need to. (943 views) | | Tasted by nzinkgraf on 3/5/2022: 50-80yr old vines. 43 Grenache 21 Syrah 18 Carignan/Samso 18 Cab Sauvz. Oldest Cab in Priorat at Clos Berenguer. Dark berry fruit on polished aromas. More textured palate med tannin. Nice fresh balance, not too oaky, doesn’t have the vanilla of American oak at all. Planted on Licorella. (1218 views) |
| Grenache Blend. Spain Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español 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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