Clos Mogador (2021)
Wine Tasting Notes: The 2021 Clos Mogador is a fresh, vibrant Priorat, offering crushed blueberry, red berries and plum laced with flint, wet slate, graphite and Mediterranean herbs like thyme and oregano. About 30% whole clusters and gentle extraction give it a lighter touch, with polished, finely grained tannins and a firm, juicy frame. It finishes long and vivid, and it will reward cellaring well into the next decade.
Press:
98 pts – Wine Advocate (Robert Parker)
97 pts – Decanter
97 pts – Vinous
Winery/Producer Highlights: Clos Mogador — Clos Mogador was founded by René Barbier in Gratallops and helped launch the modern Priorat revival of the late 1980s and early 1990s. It became the first estate in Spain to receive Vi de Finca Qualificada (Vinya Classificada) status, recognizing its single-vineyard terroir. The 2021 blends Garnacha, Cariñena, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon from old vines on terraced llicorella slate, aged about 18 months in large 2,000-liter foudres.
Descriptive Words: Mineral, Vibrant, Herbal, Elegant, Age-worthy
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