2007 Pasanau Priorat Ceps Nous

Community Tasting Notes (8) Median Score: 88 points

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  12/18/2014 - mattmoy_2000 wrote:

  Utterly bizzare. Agree with Niall (who kindly gave me the bottle from his case on the proviso that I wouldn't necessarily like it) that it's got that fizzy edge to it, but I saw no bubbles and don't get the cherry cola myself. Kind of fruity like a Beaujolais Nouveau but with loads of unresolved tannins and a pencilly taste towards the end like an ancient burgundy. I got the earthy (bretty? TCA?) notes at the beginning as others had noticed, but these reduced as I continued.
  This is probably at it's peak, whatever that might mean in its case, as there's secondary flavours but still with plenty of fruit.
  
  Extremely interesting, but very, very weird.

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  9/13/2014 - niallhodson wrote: 70 Points

  I have a case of this and, frankly, it's been a chore working through it. It is grim. Purple in the glass, throws a lot of fine sediment. Double decanted; knocks out some of the fizz which can give it a cherry cola taste. After an hour: very woody, cedary, nose, with a good smack of alcohol. Palate dominated by cherries. Unresolved tannins, some spice, sharp finish. The wine has a medium body, some distant sense of an austere pinot noir on the finish.
  
  Some of its rougher edges smooth out a little after a further hour or two. And it its defence, there's life in it yet: its flavour hasn't changed in the five years I've been crawling through this case.

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  3/7/2012 - bamawine wrote: 86 Points

  bitter blue fruit nose ,tart palate after one hour decant-the other 4 grapes are overpowering the grenache-will try again tomorrow

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  2/2/2012 - andtheodor wrote: 88 Points

  Tarry, blackberry, herb nose. Racy palate with nice acid and spice that really improved with air. Nice value.

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  2/1/2012 - WilD wrote: 88 Points

  Needs to be decanted. Initial a little sharp. After some air wine develops better but still the sharpness remains. Nevertheless, not bad for the money.

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