Clos Mogador - Priorat 2022 (750ml)
Price: $111.99
| Producer | Clos Mogador |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Priorat |
| Varietal | Grenache, Carignan, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 205427 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Clos Mogador Description
"In Priorat, we make wines of character. If you want elegance, go to Burgundy" Rene Barbier Jr. son of the founder.
This area, known as the Priorat , is one of the oldest wine growing regions in the world. It takes its name from the 12th century “Priory”, the first Carthusian monastery ever built in Spain.
Grenache, Carignan, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon bide their time in carefully selected French oak barrels and only reappear when the moment is right, full of promise and hidden joy. This is by no means an industrial process. The few bottles of Clos Mogador are made with affection, attentively following in the ‘Grands Crus’ traditional artisan methods.
Wine Advocate: 97 Points
Their single-vineyard 2022 Clos Mogador, their flagship wine, was produced with a blend of grapes, mostly Garnacha and Cariñena but also some Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon (less and less, as they are regrafting most of them). It has a very Mediterranean nose with plenty of dry hay and straw notes, the classical wet slate notes, very Priorat too, and it has a round palate and very fine, chalky tannins. It's serious and harmonious and feels relaxed, without any excess. It comes in at 14% alcohol with 5.4 grams of acidity and a bone-dry finish. None of the 2022s showed excess heat or ripeness. The alcohol is contained and integrated, and the wines are balanced and harmonious but with a more Mediterranean profile.
Vinous: 93 Points
Wine Spectator: 91 Points
An elegant red, offering flavors of plum sauce, plumped cherry, dried violet, dark chocolate and stone, all married to sculpted tannins that carry a limber feel and creamy edges. Satiny and lingering on the lightly spiced finish. Garnatxa, Carinyena, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2032. 2,500 cases made, 770 cases imported.
