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Clos Mogador 2013 75cl

DOCa | Catalonia | Spagna
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98 Robert Parker
One of only two Vins de Finca Qualificada from Priorat, the 2013 Clos Mogador is a complex blend of Garnacha and Cariñena with a touch of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. It felt serious and a little backward, terribly balanced with shy notes of peat and graphite emerging with some time in the glass, subtle and complex, slowly revealing nuances of dark cherries, violets, black olives and later some red fruit. The palate is surprising: when I expected it to show its power, it just whispered and danced on my tongue with lively acidity that made it feel a lot lighter than it is. There is depth, elegance and incipient complexity. Here everything is in perfect harmony, with lots of everything, dry extract, acidity, alcohol and tannin, but somehow you don't notice any of it. A remarkable vintage of Mogador. Given the quality, the price seems like a bargain, and availability shouldn't be too bad either, as some 28,000 bottles were filled in June 2015. Put it aside in your cellar, because this is a 20-year bottle of Priorat.
98 Robert Parker
One of only two Vins de Finca Qualificada from Priorat, the 2013 Clos Mogador is a complex blend of Garnacha and Cariñena with a touch of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. It felt serious and a little backward, terribly balanced with shy notes of peat and graphite emerging with some time in the glass, subtle and complex, slowly revealing nuances of dark cherries, violets, black olives and later some red fruit. The palate is surprising: when I expected it to show its power, it just whispered and danced on my tongue with lively acidity that made it feel a lot lighter than it is. There is depth, elegance and incipient complexity. Here everything is in perfect harmony, with lots of everything, dry extract, acidity, alcohol and tannin, but somehow you don't notice any of it. A remarkable vintage of Mogador. Given the quality, the price seems like a bargain, and availability shouldn't be too bad either, as some 28,000 bottles were filled in June 2015. Put it aside in your cellar, because this is a 20-year bottle of Priorat.
93 Wine Spectator
Plush yet focused, this red delivers alluring flavors of cherry, kirsch, licorice, espresso and mineral, with well-integrated tannins and vibrant orange peel acidity. Ripe yet balanced, this is both rich and fresh. Drink now through 2025. 350 cases imported.
93 Wine Spectator
Plush yet focused, this red delivers alluring flavors of cherry, kirsch, licorice, espresso and mineral, with well-integrated tannins and vibrant orange peel acidity. Ripe yet balanced, this is both rich and fresh. Drink now through 2025. 350 cases imported.
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Clos Mogador
Situata nelal zona vinicola Priorat, sulle colline incontaminate sopra Tarragona e non lontano dalla costa nordorientale spagnola, Clos Mogador fu creata negli anni ‘80 da René Barbier. Formatosi in Borgogna e poi all’Università di Bordeaux, ha anche fatto tirocinio in molte tenute e Château in Francia, compreso Château Pétrus. I vigneti di Clos Mogador sono situati sulle terrazze collinari vicine al villaggio di Gratallops e beneficiano di un eccezionale suolo in scisto. Grazie alla sua competenza ed all’uso di tecniche moderne, René Barbier si prende cura di ogni dettaglio. Favorisce inoltre la biodiversità, piantando frutta, mandorli e olivi, oltre aifiori in mezzo ai i vigneti. Considerato un eccentrico, ha insistito nelle sue visioni e si è differenziato ancor più dagli altri produttori locali, in particolare con la sua selezione dell’uva, il suo uso di una pressa verticale vecchia di un secolo, che ha recuperato da una vecchia cantina, così come il suo uso di tini in legno o cemento, anziché in acciaio inossidabile. La vinificazione ha luogo in tini di legno aperti e i vini non vengono filtrati. I risultati finali sono superbi e hanno dato a Clos Mogador una risonanza internazionale.