March 26, 2024 - 2017 Clos Beregner/Clos de Tafall Priorat. Lac 14.5%
Grenache Noir, Samso (Carignan) Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah
Dark inky color
Beautiful blend of ripe fruit, slate and smoke. Tends more to purple than red profile fruits Fairly polished. Few tannins. Minimal oak notes
February 26, 2023 - Further development isn't expected.
Rather an average priorat at its typical tertiary notes.
February 20, 2023 - 2017 Clos de Tafall Priorat, Clos Berenguer
Alc 14.5%
Dense dark purple
Palate is ripe with plums, tar , minerals and lavender with dusty tannins.
On the sweet side but balanced with great intensity Opening up sone in the glass. Should have decanted it
Youthful
October 31, 2022 - I like it better than last time, maybe due to lower expectations. Solid with spicy fish tacos.
October 2, 2022 - Pretty darn over-ripe and pruny. Almost like a fortified wine. Tasty but fresh fruit is already gone somehow. All depends on your preference.
August 19, 2022 - This is a big wine, very dark, lots of tannins, black and blue fruit, leather, bramble, little rustic. Improved with air significantly. Nicely balanced, Great QPR. Will likely keep getting better for the next 3-5 years.
June 20, 2021 - Rustic and difficult to describe; this wine needs strong food (a lot of garlic, onions & sun dried tomatoes) to really show the best side of itself.
Initial taste of limestone and concrete with very little aroma and minimal Cabernet or Syrah expression. But with the right food, it comes alive and shows a ton of secondary and tertiary flavors of earth (dried leaves + mushrooms), sweet black figs, clove, licorice, and some vanilla.
March 11, 2021 - Very solid wine with a subtle Grenache character and a few years left to grow. I really enjoyed it.
February 23, 2021 - A wine requiring some time either in a decanter or in the bottle. This is well-made and structured but those looking for Priorat terroir will struggle to distinguish this from a California Cabernet.
Nose shows a medley of jammy black fruit, milk chocolate and leather.
Big and balanced with chalky tannins, vibrant acidity and very well integrated alcohol.
Flavours of sweet black plum, tobacco, earth and leather.
Moderately long finish.
Drink 2022-2030.
November 14, 2020 - Great qpr