2012 Cellers Unió Priorat Roureda Llicorella Classic

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 86.5 points

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  12/1/2016 - Sven D wrote: 83 Points

  A perennial underachiever. Garnacha-Mazuela (local name for Carignan) -Merlot blend, the problem here is the atypical addition of Merlot ( overproduction?) that is giving the wine a diluted and dull character and the standarised mass production. Most tatsters thought it was a new worldish budget wine. Lacks everything (were is the fine Carignan comming from limestone?) we like in other Priorats (Clos Mogador, Clos de l' Obac). Very cheap Priorat blended specially for grocery stores (Aldi) but no value at all.

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  10/23/2016 - huse wrote: 90 Points

  Serious Priorat wine, a blend of Garnatxa, Samsó (Carinyena) and Merlot that was aged for twelve months in barriques. Very dark red color and a potent bouquet revealing scents of blackberry, cassis, toasted almonds and a touch of leather. The full-bodied palate is marked by concentrated black fruit, nuances of dark chocolate, a well-structured acidity and quite present tannins. Complex, spicy aftertaste. Needs an hour or more of decanting. Drinking window: now – 2020.
  
  Degelijke Priorat-wijn, een blend van Garnatxa, Samsó (Carinyena) en Merlot, met een rijping van twaalf maanden in barriques. Zeer donkerrood van kleur en een stevig bouquet met aroma’s van zwarte bes, cassis, geroosterde amandelen en een zweem van leder. Een volle, krachtige wijn met pakken geconcentreerd zwart fruit, nuances van donkere chocolade, een soliede aciditeitsstructuur en nog vrij presente tannines. Complexe, kruidige afdronk. Minstens een uur op voorhand te decanteren. Optimaal drinkgenot: nu – 2020.

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