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95
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2001
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Taster #6521
· Mar 14, 2025
94/100
Still shining very bright, no signs of slowing down. Tannins now fully integrated, almost soft (would not decant). Spicy berry fruit aromas wafting from the glass, with a few mediterranean herbs mixed in. On the palate still assertive, warm, spicy with wonderful texture.
2001 vintage
Taster #1078
· Feb 8, 2025
Españathon : Corked.
2001 vintage
Taster #1438
· Oct 6, 2023
94/100
Drinking very well, but this is clearly not getting any better, and I honestly think it was at its very best a few years ago. Unfortunately, even the weakest form of "slightly past its peak" sounds overly negative, but this is simply a case of a wine that is still outstanding, with nothing negative about it except by comparison to its younger self. I recommend drinking this wine now and over the next year or two before it gets any …
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Taster #0975
· Oct 1, 2023
94/100
1 hour decant, then back in the bottle for a 4 hour slow ox. The combination of 40% Grenache, 35% Cab Sauv, 20% Syrah and 5% Pinot Noir and Mourvèdre made for a very interesting wine. There is plenty of spice (black and white pepper mostly) on the nose and palate with very ripe Grenache red fruits, which was followed by waves of ripe black fruits and some sweet Oak. A combination of red grapes that you might expect from …
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Taster #1438
· Mar 13, 2023
Still drinking beautifully.
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Taster #5317
· Dec 1, 2022
Brad & Russ at Harvest Vine : Hyper crushed raspberry, ganache, LIFTED aromatics, crazily silky on the mid palate and then a Cabernet stern element on the finish. Showing really well, really young.
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Taster #8763
· Nov 20, 2022
95/100
Another really tasty bottle, just as good as initial review in August. Lotta pleasure here. Goes well w the second slate of NFL Sunday games.
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Taster #8763
· Aug 19, 2022
95/100
Acid, still prominent fruit. Reminds me of a good, aged Cote Rotie. Fun to drink. Hesitant to refer to a Guigal LaLa but kinda want to. This was really pleasureable. This wine has aged beautifully, tip of the cap to Rene Barbier.
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Taster #1414
· Jun 26, 2022
93/100
Needs some time to open up, but drinking really well. Dark fruits, dried herbs, earthy notes. Great wine!
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Taster #7462
· Jun 19, 2022
95/100
Wow. This is drinking so well. Give it an hour or so of air. Just wonderful.
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Taster #5031
· Apr 3, 2022
92/100
Years left on this gorgeous classic by Rene Barbier. Opened pre-dinner (roasted rack of lamb, great pairing), with no intentions to decant. Right off the bat, the wine displayed a beautiful dark purple color, with no suggestion this wine had aged for 21 years. Cork was absolutely pristine too. Nose - wild notes of earth, leather, dark cherry, herbs, black pepper and blueberry. Stunning. In the mouth - very firm tannins, overpowering the fruit at first, which led me to …
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Taster #5195
· Feb 21, 2022
94/100
Dark heavy fruit . Excellent wine. Thank you, Rob
2001 vintage
Taster #8017
· Oct 7, 2021
94/100
Excellent , excellent … at its peak, but still with some time on the clock ; beautiful nose and long finish; great balance; broken tannins.
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Taster #1438
· May 29, 2021
97/100
Absolutely gorgeous wine, at its apogee. Dense, dark cherries, minerals, wild acidity and a concrete structure. Incredible focus and outstanding concentration and depth. Anyone saying this is over the hill, I'm sorry you had a bruised bottle. Should provide terrific drinking for years to come, though hard to resist now.
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Taster #9781
· Dec 31, 2020
95/100
Fantastic! It starts singing after four hours in the decanter. Years of live ahead.
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Taster #7456
· Dec 6, 2020
94/100
Amazing complexion. Priorat !
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Taster #4102
· Oct 28, 2020
94/100
Amazing. Definable not over the hill as had been suggested. Strong berry on the nose elegant mouthfeel Med long finish. May not get any better but pretty darned good
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Taster #3068
· Jul 22, 2020
92/100
Quite pleasing!
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Taster #1438
· Oct 27, 2019
98/100
Typical minerals on the nose, dark cherry and menthol. Terrific extract but not ponderous at all, but rather unusually graceful and outgoing. Intense in the mouth, with substantial tannin, powerful acidity, and dense fruit. Balanced and delicious, with a long and potent finish. I think this is the best bottle I've had yet of this classic. It's nowhere near over the hill, and there is some debate about whether or not it's even fully mature. But it is drinking beautifully …
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Taster #4701
· Oct 22, 2019
98/100
Outstanding. Minor bricking on the edge. Deep flavors - licorice and blackberry. Fine tannins.
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Taster #7565
· Sep 4, 2018
Coravin fun - Ready to drink & New arrivals (Kennards, Waterloo) : From Coravin. A little gamey, some ripe baked red berries and baked earthy, a little oxidation and sweet spice. In the mouth it's rich, savoury with ripe red berried fruit and quite peppery spice, slightly chalky tannins. Big but rather yum.
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Taster #9206
· Jun 3, 2018
89/100
I am not sure whether this was suffering from bottle variation or something else but this wine didn’t meet the expectations I had given the strong reviews it receives. After a one hour decant the nose is all brett, the body shows strong concentration but opens with some black fruit mixed with barnyard and then reveal smoke meat and spice flavors. The tannins seemed a little rugged. Another hour of decanting helps the wine somewhat. Half of the Brett blows …
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Taster #4371
· Apr 11, 2018
97/100
Wine of the night for me, and it was up against some real heavyweights. This is showing so incredibly well. What pedigree! Mogador is one of the half-dozen or so classic Priorats, no question. One of the few, alongside for example Clos Dofí, that is pure, pure elegance. You wouldn't normally say that, because those big tannins play such a part in the Priorat story. But this is so balanced and structured, at this point in its life cycle. Carob, …
2001 vintage
Taster #3371
· Feb 17, 2018
94/100
Deep, strong nose of plums and fruit cake, followed by a palate of enormous proportions. Menthol, deep ripe figs, plums, pine sap, fruit cake again, incense. I can almost taste the crunchy ripe grapes, covered in dirt and dust here. Personally, I loved it, though I can see why some tasters would balk at the high alcohol. This needs to be paired with big grilled meats. Glad I have more. This has (for my palate) another 5-7 years of generous …
2001 vintage
Taster #1739
· Jan 4, 2018
98/100
This note is a year late, but I had to write it. Two great bottles, both giving me shivers almost on every sip. Wow! The other was a Tenuta Nuova 2001, I think we preferred the Clos Mogador, but not by much. Decant was probably an hour, and temp was probably 18-19. With traditional turkey, though our stuffing is meat and liver based (no bread, no fruit). The stuffing and cranberry sauce are a bit like seared foie gras and …
2001 vintage