Mas Doix, Doix Costers de Vinyes Velles, Priorat DOC

Seemed a little lean at first, but it opened up with an hour of air. I imagine this is past its peak.

2005 vintage

Fresh considering the appellation, a nice and prominent acidity, black fruits, spicy aftertaste, the wood could have been a little less present.

2010 vintage

Mas Doix delivers! Smooth powerful red: blackberry, dried black fruit, cedar, plum, fig, coffee, black olive, graphite, full body, velvety long finish.

2010 vintage

Saturday brought a rare visit to old school Priorat & Poboleda-based Mas Doix - here w the flagship red Doix (v10, 14.5% ABV, 55/45 Carignan/Grenache from 70-100 yrs old bush vines), massively concentrated, luxurious & rich in terms of fruit, very detailed & characterful! Beautiful translucent purple in the glass. Opulent, surprisingly open nose (no decanting) w intense core of plums, brambles, blueberries, sweet spice & herbs, earthiness. Lovely viscosity, gravelly tannins, fruit-forward, long, spice-lined close!

2010 vintage

Despite the 18 years very fresh dark fruited wine with integrated tannins. Oak dominates but dark (blackberry and black cherry) on the palate. Can for sure survive more years in the cellar if well stored

2005 vintage

Deep dark purple. Oaky juicy fresh cherry juice.

2005 vintage

Wine Bordeauxphilia (at Mati's) : very good Priorat typical wine

2005 vintage

Drank over two days. On Day 1 not giving much, very muted aromas. After one night in the fridge it was much better: violet, licorice and crushed stones. Drink now with a long decant or wait a couple of more years.

2010 vintage

Monthly tasting club "The Tasting Club": Priorat (@ My place) : Cherries and red and dark berries in the concentrated bouquet. Same on the palate beautiful acidity and tannin with still a firm bite and a great length. The wine is still 5 years too young.

2010 vintage

Vinminnen 17 (Fiskaregatan Lund) : Vinminnen 17

2010 vintage

In my cellar for around 10 years...some casual Italian tonight at home pulled this on a whim. First bottle from this purchase. Decanted for 20 minutes, drank over an hour. Deep purple/garnet color, clear, no real separation. Nose showing dark fruits, tobacco. Palate showing currant, plum, cassis, cocoa. Was a bit pruned on mid palate early in the tasting, as it opened that smoothed out. Really singing at 45 minutes in...:) Rich and viscous texture, full body, medium/long finish Nicely …

2005 vintage

Still purple. A little reticent on the nose, sensed graphite, cedar, blackberry. Fine sediment in the glass. Pretty dark fruit and a stiff backbone. Good drinking window, but no rush

2005 vintage

Glass: Riedel Vinum Syrah Popped and poured, drunk over three days. Clear, deep, inky ruby color with some purple reflexes. Clean, pronounced and developing nose. Tobacco, lots of cassis, slate, tar, espresso, dark chocolate, herbs. Wow! Very complex, deep, dense and almost intoxicating. Dry, high, racy acidity that balances the high alcohol (~15% abv) extremely well. Never felt signs of hotness in the wine, which surprised me a lot! The high tannin is mellow and very fine grained. On the …

2005 vintage

What a beautiful bottle of wine. Very well integrated. Fruit is ripe and delicious but not over extracted. Finish is shorter than we'd like, but that's really just quibbling around the edges. Highly recommend.

2005 vintage

Tremendous presence and density, powerful fruit, and just awesome intensity. Still in love with this wine.

2005 vintage

Kleur: Opvallend helder robijnrood met een paarsige (nog steeds???!) vleug. Aroma / bouquet: Een opvallend en stuivend bouquet. Enerzijds gedomineerd door zoetig donker fruit, anderzijds door zwaardere en kruidige tonen van tabak, gegrild vlees, espresso en leer. Smaak / Afdronk: Ook in de mond maakt deze Grenache-Carignena-blend van oude stokken eerder een indruk van een wijn uit 2015 dan uit 2005. Krachtige zuren, krachtige tannines en in dit stadium (nog?) serieus alcoholisch wat iets afbreuk doet aan de balans en …

2005 vintage

Just a gorgeous wine. Layered and complex. This bottle could have aged another ten years.

2005 vintage

From the Blackberry Farm cellar. Too high octane to merit an even higher score, but alcohol aside, it's a lovely big Priorat at age 15. Still mostly primary fruit flavors. Pick this if you want big, old, complex Garnacha.

2005 vintage

Color cereza picota, ribete cardenalíceo con ciertos toques violáceos, capa alta y fina lágrima bien tintada. En nariz destaca su fruta madura con una mayor presencia de fruta negra (moras), inmensa mineralidad inicial que refresca y envuelve el conjunto (licorella húmeda, recuerdos de tierra mojada), toques de piel de plátano y ligeras sensaciones dulzonas, notas balsámicas y mentolados, ligeros toques de hierbas del monte, muy rural, elegante y complejo. En boca tiene una notable entrada, suave astringencia, buena estructura en …

2010 vintage

Still big, though less so than a couple years age. Pretty serious wine with lots of fruit and still some grouchy tannins. I'd hold on to these for a few more years before opening another.

2005 vintage

Still going strong, tannic, secondary.

2005 vintage

Inky violet color. Black and blue fruit dominated with blackberry, cassis, and plum, vanilla. Powerful but sleek. Ripe and modern. 15% abv. Am interesting variation from Rhône blends.

2005 vintage

Fresh bottle from Coravin. Color is inky purple with a magenta rim. Red and black fruit on the nose. Smells tight at the moment. A touch of cassis and vanilla. On the palate, it is lovely. Tannin, acid, and fruit are all hitting high here. There is a silky softness to how it flows over the palate. The French oak is prevalent, and will take some time to integrate. At the moment, it detracts from the authentic flavors of the …

2010 vintage

This is very well structured, smooth tannin on the entry...but it is tight as a drum. With air it started to reveal itself...had this with the 14.....14 is more aromatic at this stage....but the group believed 10 needs a lot of time....and will likely be spectacular in 5+ years from now

2010 vintage

Blueberry, black cherry, high flavor intensity, all in balance. Great bottle of wine.

2005 vintage

Excellent Priorat - opened one hour before but should have left it for at least two hours before drinking! Definitely ready to drink now, but it gave me the impression that it might actually get better over the next 5 - 10 years! Who knows... Whatever you do, if you like Priorats, you’re going to enjoy this one tremendously! Careful: A lot of sediment!

2005 vintage

Subtle and supple, i think are the most predominant descriptors for this nice bottle. Complex, with primary and secondary notes abounding at this stage. NEEDS air, after 2 hours in decanter started to truly show its magic. Be careful with the food pairing because as gently as it is, a thick sauce could overpower it. In fact, this is more a meditation wine that needs the spotlight and will reward you with many layers of enticing aromas if you give …

2005 vintage

Elegant, pleasant, well-made. Insanely over-priced.

2010 vintage

In a perfect drinking window, doark fruited on the nose with notes of black raspberry, black cherrry and mineral slate notes. In the mouth smooth, well intetragrated and balance. Just delicious juice!

2010 vintage

Hard edged and far more mineral than I remeber it being. Less big and macho and hedonistic.

2010 vintage

Monthly Tuesday group The Dead Sparrow #011: Priorat (By PS) : Dark forest fruits, sweet spices and licorice in a very beautiful and harmonious luxurious bouquet. On the palate dark forest fruits, sweet spices like cinnamon, firm and fresh acidity, a bit rustic, sweet licorice and round tannin with a good bite. The wine needs more time to show its full potential. Around 2022+?

2010 vintage

WCC Priorat Blind Tasting (Salty's Pub & Bistro, Clifton Park, NY) : Quite sour and unpleasant.

2010 vintage

Whatever burly rusticity that this had a few years ago has evaporated and left an concentrated, but elegant statement of the power and breed of great Priorat. The great 2005 Salanques foreshadowed this with an identical profile in a less concentrated, early-maturing, package. Mas Doix requires patience until it reveals its feminine and elegant side. This is fairly mature now, but will endure for at least another 5 years.

2005 vintage

This is some special juice. Dark, brooding. complex. Lots of dark chocolate and spice. Black and blue fruits. Rustic. It's new and it's old. Simply wow the entire time from beginning to end. Soooooo good. Supple, full, long finish. Everything you want. Great now, will stay good as it evolves.

2010 vintage

Big powerful burly wine with tons of red/blue fruits, high extract but some harmony showing through the whole thing. An international styled priorat that will appeal to lovers of big modern wines.

2005 vintage

Opened, decanted, and poured - glad I poured it through a screen - heavy sediment. Deep, dark red with lots of purple in color. Slight oak in the background with loads of black cherries on the nose and palate. Medium to full bodied, with no harsh tannins, great mouthfeel and structure, with a medium long finish. Every sip leaves you wanting more - really great bottle of wine! Drinking well right now, but will be better in two or three …

2005 vintage

Still rather youthful from this pristinely stored bottle. Showing oaky notes of the first order (i.e. this must have aged in the highest caliber oak casks). Rated 92-93 (closer to 93)

2005 vintage

Monthly Tasting Group HWS #105; Priorat (By RvD) : In the bouquet a lot of sweet and ripe dark forest fruits, well dosed and beautiful oak, chocolate and some rustic impressions. On the palate dark forest fruits, a lot of chocolate, sweet spices, coffee and vanilla from the oak. A bit rustic. Good and fresh acidity and soft, but firm and round tannin with a good bite. A little more elegant and less concentrated than the 2008 we tasted beside …

2010 vintage

Popped and poured. A bouquet of aromas explodes upon opening indicating this wine may be special. Deep pure purple color. Black fruit, red fruits, good fruits, tannic longish finish but it feels muted like it has yet to open up. About 30 min in, flavors were slightly more open but still far from ready, suggesting this wine still needs lots of cellar time and at peak (maybe in 5-10 years) this is going to be a powerhouse. At about 2-3 …

2010 vintage

Saturated, very dark ruby color; aromatic, baked berry, baked black currant, vanilla nose; rich, baked berry, baked black currant, vanilla, black raspberry, spice palate; could use 1-plus year; medium-plus finish (55% Carignan, 45% Grenache; 16 months in French oak) 92+ points

2010 vintage

Beautiful nose of "terre", very black fruit, characoal, sandalwood, cedar... taste is sappy "cerises du Nord", crispy red berries, loads of nice and dry tannins, finishing on a superbrefreshing acidity.... Great great wine with roasted steak!!

2005 vintage

Concentrated and powerful nose, black fruit, cedar, sandalwood, black and ripe red cherries... loads of fresh red fruit, loads of ripe tannins, very fresh and long aftertaste!

2010 vintage

Gigantic wine with the stuffing to carry it. Not for the AFWE. Had very interesting menthol/anise/butterscotch note that I can only recall having experienced in a CH Astralis. Seems like this wine should last for decades. Big dark fruit and spice notes too. Not easy to pair. Memorable.

2005 vintage

As it is now it may not be my favorite style of wine but it is really impressive. Darkly colored with an intense and youthful nose featuring loads of toasty oak, dark fruit, minerals, aniseed, espresso roast, it is also full bodied as expected, a little too sweet for my taste but with intensity, complexity and length. I am not sure how well it goes with food but on its own with small nibbles it is very hedonistic.

2005 vintage

110 and 80 years old vines 55% Carignane , 45% Grenache Transparent purple Elegant rich ripe fruity flavors, with some jammy notes Smooth round firm tannins, full bodied, good acidity level, excellent harmony, high potential, requires further additional 3-5 years of aging.

2010 vintage

Cherry, chocolate, coffee nose. Spicy, but slightly medicinal. Cocoa/carob powder elements along with an attractive green/herbal streak. Long, mouthfilling molten chocolate finish. Big, brawny, a touch clumsy.

1999 vintage

Crazy nose of cocoa powder, coconut, mentholypus. Still high acidity/tart, high alcohol, very medicinal.

1999 vintage

OpusOnecomes to NYC (Queens/NY - my house) : Sweet on the nose. this is still way too young though. A touch of heat that dissapeared with time. spicy and with lots of pure blueberries. lots of muscle and great depth. may i have another glass? :)

1999 vintage

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