Clos Mogador Priorat 2018
98 Points, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
Robert Parker once said of Clos Mogador, “the wines are a stunning example of what Spain can produce but so rarely does”. This seems more true now adays, because compared with the large numbers of ambitious “alto espreccion” Spanish wines that have come on stream these last few years, Mogador wines don’t just have the concentration and complexity those wines do, but also the energy, vitality and soul.
The winery and production is run by the uber-talented Priorat pioneer, René Barbier. He nursed back to life abandoned old vineyards planted on steep schist hillsides, where the ancient Grenache and Carignan vines sent roots almost thirty yards down in search of water and nutrients. Annually, they yield less than 10 hectolitres per hectare of intense, concentrated and super complex juice.
But as anyone who has ever had the wine can attest… the juice that goes into bottle is truly special.
Original price was: $105.00.$89.00Current price is: $89.00.
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98 Points, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
The flagship 2018 Clos Mogador is a blend of 45% Garnacha, 29% Cariñena, 16% Syrah and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon that fermented with natural yeasts and showcases their philosophy—slow fermentations with long maceration and long aging. It matured for 18 months in 2,000-liter oak vats and 30% in 300-liter oak barrels. There was a lot of rain in 2018, and the vineyards were extremely happy and everything seemed very easy; in fact, René Barbier told me it was perhaps too easy… It’s an atypical year: It has a gentle profile, and the wines are not as concentrated as those from 2013 (the last rainy year before 2018)—they are more elegant and nuanced. This should develop beautifully in bottle.
98 Points, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
“The flagship 2018 Clos Mogador is a blend of 45% Garnacha, 29% Cariñena, 16% Syrah and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon that fermented with natural yeasts and showcases their philosophy—slow fermentations with long maceration and long aging. It matured for 18 months in 2,000-liter oak vats and 30% in 300-liter oak barrels. There was a lot of rain in 2018, and the vineyards were extremely happy and everything seemed very easy; in fact, René Barbier told me it was perhaps too easy… It’s an atypical year: It has a gentle profile, and the wines are not as concentrated as those from 2013 (the last rainy year before 2018)—they are more elegant and nuanced. This should develop beautifully in bottle.”
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