2014 Vinícola del Priorat Priorat Clos Gebrat

Community Tasting Notes (5) Median Score: 90 points

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  3/9/2019 - IvanLi Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Classic priorat of black fruits, chocolate, pomegranate and sweet spice. 94 on the nose, 90 on the palate as there is a hint of greenness. Still drinks really nice and soft. Short finish.

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  11/23/2018 - tbm7a3 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Full bodied but easy to drink

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  9/8/2018 - mjwstickings Likes this wine: 90 Points

  At a whopping 15.5% ABV, there's no denying that this Priorat is one powerful wine. And it's not just the alcohol. Both the colour and texture are rich and dense. But while the fruit -- ripe blackberry, dark cherry -- is similarly rich and dense, and while there's power in the aromas and flavours generally, it's Priorat terroir and prevails here, balance triumphing over sheer power, and that's just what so characterizes Priorat wine. There may not be exceptional complexity here, as the fruit is only really complemented by a light meaty note, some brown spice, and mocha, but the balance is provided by lively acidity that streaks across the palate and a mineral backbone derived from Priorat's llicorella soil, the latter very much the stamp that defines Priorat wine. (The acidity turns excessively fierce by the second day, nearly toppling the balancing act but also stressing the aging potential.) There could be more here -- the power isn't really matched by profundity -- but the balance and authenticity push this to a 90, while the value ($20 in Ontario) for a Priorat of this quality is superb.

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  9/29/2016 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

  Dark roasty tasting rye. Concentrated on the nose. Really big and fresh fruit on it.

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  8/30/2016 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

  UNoaked Priorat. And hanieously corked.

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