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2005 Domini de la Cartoixa Priorat Clos Galena
Grenache Blend
- Spain
- Catalunya
- Priorat
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Community Tasting Notes 39
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merlotsmile Likes this wine: 91 points
April 22, 2023 - Början till tegelfärg. Mognadstoner.
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Klugi Wine Likes this wine: 92 points
January 22, 2023 - Good note from Zweeder. Dark chocolate and medium to full bodied with nice complexity.
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Zweder wrote: 92 points
December 28, 2022 - Beautiful bouquet with herbs and spices, vanilla and chocolate. On the palate a beautiful and complex wine with sweet spices, some rustic impressions, red berries, herbs, juicy nd mild good acidity and tannin. Good length. Beautiful wine which is fully mature now.
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merlotsmile Likes this wine: 91 points
April 1, 2021 - 40% garnacha, 20% carignan, 20% syrah, 20% cabernet sauvignon
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WineDoctors wrote: 93 points
August 23, 2020 - Ruby to garnet. Color to rim. plum evolves to stewed fruits. High impact wine with roasted Hatch chiles and potatoes, brussels sprouts and moroccan chicken.
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By Josh Raynolds
September/October 2008, IWC Issue #140 (link)(Domini de la Cartoixa Clos Galena Priorat) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
A Blind Wine Tasting of Priorat Wine, Episode #680, 5/20/2009 (link) 90+ points(Clos Galena Clos Galena) #2; (tasted blind); VaynerPAZZZ; COLOR-dark; NOSE-by far, the biggest nose; candied grenadine meets pomegranate; I feel like I went through a pomegranate car wash; very inky; get a little funktafied (like a pig farted); PALATE-very big and complex; big, big tannins; will last 15-25 years easy; this could be a superstar wine; Ian may have slipped in a $100 wine here; bombastic; tannin structure; this wine is borderline angry -- I feel like it's drinking me; the Oak monster is here, but high cocoa count dark chocolate; heavy pomegranate flavor; black & green tea flavors coming through; leather; this is very complex wine; this wine is too young right now; drinking window is 5-25 years; a superstar wine for New World lovers; JM-95; GV-90+
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Domini de la Cartoixa
- Varietal Grenache Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Clos Galena
- Country Spain
- Region Catalunya
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Priorat
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 177 (41%)
- Consumed 250 (59%)
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Braised lamb, lamb stewWho Likes This Wine
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- VarietyGrenache Blend
- CountrySpain
- RegionCatalunya
- AppellationPriorat
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