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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.9 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 38 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Mark1npt on 6/25/2023 & rated 94 points: Picked up this bottle at auction a few weeks back and so happy to be able to open it for Gabriel and Linda, since he treated me to my first Erasmus (2015) ever, a while back.
Slow ox'd only 45 minutes before we started our event for the night. This one was really good right from the pnp. Bright cherry fruit and gentle perfume notes right from the start. The nose retreated just a bit over the first hour but the clean, precise cherry fruit persisted. This had a slight Bdx feel to it, medium/- weight in the mouth, but clean and refined and balanced. A hint or caramel on the palate as well. One of the most enjoyable older wines I've had of late and makes me want to visit Priorat all the more, next year. Such a unique and fun wine! Still performing very well at this late age. I know Parker only gave it a 90 but there is no way this one is a 90. It may be a 91-92 for many, but with our meal of teriyaki marinated flank steak, scalloped potatoes, jalapeno cornbread and sauteed mushrooms, it is an extremely good match. The true definition of a great wine pairing......94 because of that, for me. (1282 views) | | | Tasted by DH90 on 12/24/2021 flawed bottle: Corked. Very sad as this was our last bottle. (917 views) | | | Tasted by forceberry on 8/24/2020 & rated 93 points: There's lots of variation on what is the blend here, the data ranging from 100% Grenache to a blend of Grenache (40%), Cabernet Sauvignon (40%) and Syrah (20%), depending on the source. 14,5% alcohol.
Somewhat developed, luminous and relatively little translucent reddish-maroon color with a thin, colorless rim. The nose feels developed and quite savory with dry aromas of bloody meat, licorice root, some leather, light fruity notes of wizened dark berries, a little bit of roasted game and a sweeter hint of blackberry jam. The wine is ripe, full-bodied and quite textural on the palate with juicy flavors of wizened boysenberries, gamey meat, some licorice root, light plummy tones, a little bit of wizened black cherry, a dark-toned hint of marmaladey sweetness and a touch of sweet, toasty oak spice. The wine is still quite muscular with its high acidity and relatively grippy, assertive tannins. The high alcohol lends some obvious warmth to the palate. The finish is ripe, somewhat sweet-toned and quite grippy with long, complex flavors of boysenberries, some blackberry jam, light licorice tones, a little bit of leather, a hint of toasty oak spice and a salty-umami touch of beef jerky.
A very enjoyable and quite impressive Priorat that has developed to some degree. However, people wondered whether the wine is actually improving rather than just developing. This is a big, ripe wine with a great structure that can stand up to the weighty body and concentrated fruit, resulting in a wine that is seemingly very impressive and in a great shape now. However, nobody seemed to be particularly impressed by the wine - it felt like it was built to impress, but at the same time it seemed to lack character completely. It was like any other big wine with sturdy structure. At least this wine proved that Priorat wines can age easily for 25 years - but the jury is still out whether these wines actually benefit from such long aging. While a terrific wine in its own right, I'm not particularly convinced that this wine was worth the 175€. (1908 views) | | | Tasted by Nothung on 7/11/2020 & rated 94 points: Consistent with prior notes. Unfortunately my last two bottles of this vintage. :-( (1298 views) | | | Tasted by Nothung on 6/13/2020 & rated 94 points: Consistent with prior notes. (1313 views) | | | Tasted by Nothung on 6/3/2020 & rated 93 points: Opened 5 hours before drinking and decanted 1 hour before. Drinking well, but won’t improve anymore with age. Drink up and enjoy. (1100 views) | | | Tasted by Jammy Wine on 5/17/2020 & rated 88 points: Clos Erasmus is a small production winery in Priorat, this 100% Garnacha Clos Erasmus gained its fame soon after Robert Parker awarded some of their vintages 100 points. 300 cases made at 18hl/ha. Tasted blind – A concentrated array of ripe black fruits, dark berries and smokey barrels. High percentage of new oak adding a layer of gloss to the fruits. Airy minerals on the palate but quite tannic and chunky. (88/100) (1390 views) | | | Tasted by portman63 on 3/28/2020 & rated 90 points: Was more accessible than I expected so age has helped that aspect. Still deep inky/tawny without a big pour. I could tell this was huge when young, but it improved with each glass. Tannins well integrated, but there and with black cherry fruit that was there but definitely mature with iron in the background. (775 views) | | | Tasted by Nothung on 1/18/2020 & rated 93 points: Opened about 3 hours before and decanted immediately before drinking. Could have used more time. Wine is still going strong. In a good place now. Don’t think it will get better with time. (735 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 11/2/2019: Q4 2910 Wine Club - Aged Spaniards (The Apt): Wine #6: Opened and decanted for 4.5 hours and then rebottled. When I first tried this it was quite young tasting. There was a bit of heat left but that went away. Lots of red fruits. A certain freshness to it. Some very fine tannins. Another favorite of mine in the tasting. (7 pennies) (1041 views) | | | Tasted by Nothung on 2/16/2019 & rated 94 points: Just a spectacular wine. Opened and decanted about an hour or so before drinking, which was plenty. (921 views) | | | Tasted by The Vines That Bind on 5/25/2018 flawed bottle: I think this is mildly corked, but I’m in foreign territory with these wines and it is difficult to tell. Hot, stewed, port-like. (1532 views) | | | Tasted by cardsandwine on 4/12/2017: A big, modern styled Grenache/Syrah blend. The oak was very well integrated and made for a very nice glass of wine. (1890 views) | | | Tasted by Peech on 9/17/2016 & rated 93 points: decanted and served after 10 minutes or so. Nice and minty, smoky and earthy. Very smooth but good concentration here even after 20 years, with nice acidity levels which were perfectly balanced. (465 views) | | | Tasted by zinnut on 7/12/2016 & rated 90 points: A fully mature, totally integrated wine that is excellent with food. Needs about an hour decant. (2236 views) | | | Tasted by Lype on 4/7/2016 & rated 91 points: No formal notes. (735 views) | | | Tasted by Peech on 2/26/2016: decanted for 1½ hours before serving, which was definitely too long. There were vibrant and fruity notes coming from the decanter when the wine was first decanted, but those notes disappeared when we finally got to drinking the wine. A little bit of stewed prunes, along with smoky notes reminiscent of Chinese ink. Also savory like soy sauce or black tea. Still surprisingly a little grippy on the palate at almost 20 years. (461 views) | | | Tasted by LFCHALA on 3/13/2014 & rated 95 points: Confraria Med - Arturito (São Paulo): Giant. Powerful. Modern style. Awesome balance. After 2 hours. Aromas of coffee and honey appeared!!!. WOTN (3647 views) | | | Tasted by beezer6 on 9/21/2011 & rated 87 points: I got this for a steal through winebid.com. Being marked down as much as it was I'm always skeptical of the quality of the juice inside.
The color showed some signs of age. Bricking fairly heavily. But there was still a chance...then I took a sniffy sniff.
Immediately the wine gave off an aroma of just turned raspberries. Heavy woody must aromatics coupled with old used leather and tobacco. There was some green stemmy play too.
The palate was tired and pretty much dead. Not totally unenjoyable, just not really delicious. Not the winner I hoped for. (4558 views) | | | Tasted by mdefreitas on 6/4/2011 & rated 89 points: Iberian Dinner (w/ Clos Erasmus) @ Home (CT): Ruby, almost strawberry in color. Somewhat light in body. Nice mineral laced red fruits. Some hints of iron. Not as much smoke and fire pit as I tasted in the past. Slightly hollow in the middle; short length. I read my notes from 2000 where I noted the opaque color and port-like fruit... my how this wine has changed. (4923 views) | | | Tasted by mdefreitas on 12/5/2009 & rated 93 points: Drinking nicely right now. The structure is evident yet silky and fine. Impressive nose of black cherries and smoke. Layers of dark fruits, smoke, fire pit, minerals and iron in the mouth. Medium finish. Nice showing. (3974 views) | | | Tasted by Johann Von Mastiff on 10/12/2009 flawed bottle: Totally dumb. Maybe slightly corked. Both aromas and flavors showed nada. (3807 views) | | | Tasted by KellyW on 6/28/2009 & rated 95 points: Over the years I have periodically blinded Daphne with her wine. Tonight I brought the mystery wine 'en papier d'aluminium'. Everyone agreed it was a great wine. As close as Eric could come was 'mediterranean'. Blind, I would have guessed Italy because of the bright acidity. This really is rockin' now. Surprisingly neither Daphne nor Eric have tasted this wine in ten years. Great complexity with lots of dense red fruits and spice. JD asked about how many bottles they have in their library and Daphne said only about 20 bottles. Production is so small is is not feasible to hold back more. She noted in 1996 there was about 40% cabernet in the blend. Current vintages have less then 10%. BTW, the 2007 looks to be outstanding and the 2008 is is also shaping up very well. Anyone who knows Daphne knows she is the most honest, humble person on the planet. (2987 views) | | | Tasted by mdefreitas on 4/4/2009 & rated 93 points: Acquiring secondary nuances of dried tabacco leaf to go along with the blackberry fruit and coffee and iron flavors. Fine-grained tannins are accessable, yet this seems able to cellar for quite a bit of time. Well balanced and drinking well. (2701 views) | | | Tasted by davidzeb03 on 5/17/2008 & rated 93 points: notes of barnyard, white pepper & spices. finish really lingers. a very smooth & velvety wine. i really enjoyed this wine. however, it seems to be at the end of its life & should be consumed in the near future. the wine faded fast in my glass. (2618 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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CLOS I TERRASSES
Priorat
Clos I Terrasses was born in 1989, when current Priorat legends Alvaro Palacios and Rene Barbier persuaded their friend Daphne Glorian to do something crazy: spend all her savings on some old Garnacha vines planted on 17 terraces of hillside vines, just outside the village of Gratallops. They thought they might just make a decent bottle of wine out of it, but Priorat’s reputation as a region for fine wines was yet to be established. The first 10 vintages were made at Barbier’s Clos Mogador, until Daphne purchased an old cellar from Palacios. The wines have gone from strength to strength, mixing the characteristic dense fruit, exotic spice and licorella minerality with a freshness and elegance that sets the wine apart from many of this grand appellation. Grenache Blend. Spain Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia
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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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