Spain - Priorat Producers Flashcards
What were the original 10 clos of Priorat?
Clos ErasmusClos DofiClos MogadorClos MartinetClos de l’ObacClos Ballesteros-JovéClos GarsedClos Baste-KrugClos des LlopsClos Setien
Who owns Clos Erasmus?
Daphne Glorian and Eric Solomon
What is the current name of Daphne Glorian’s estate?
Clos i Terrasses
What is the varietal breakdown of Clos i Terrasses?
75% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
What are the estate vineyards of Clos i Terrasses?
Escalas (1988)Aubagues (early 1990’s)Socarrats (early 1990’s, contains the Cabernet)Guinarderes (1998, hottest parcel, densest plantings)
What are the two wines of Clos i Terrasses?
Clos Erasmus (site selection)Laurel
What is the only skipped vintage of Clos Erasmus?
2011
What is the Palacios family’s ancestral domaine?
Palacios Remondo, Rioja
Palacios: Estate Vineyards
Finca DofíL’Ermita (named for the chapel on the hill)
What is special about L’Ermita?
Vines planted between 1900 and 1940Northeast facing, steep trellises
What is Alvaro Palacio’s Bierzo property, and who does he produce it with?
Descendientes de J. PalaciosHis nephew, Richardo Perez
Palacios: Priorat Wines
Camins del Priorat (young vines)Les Terrasses (purchased fruit)Gratallops Finca DofíL’Ermita (100% Grenache)
Barbier: Wines
Clos Nelin (Blanco, Viognier)Clos Mogador (40% Garnacha, 35% Cab Sauv, 20% Syrah, 5% Pinot Noir)Espectacle (100% Grenahce, 120yo vines, Monsant DO)Manyetes (Carignan plus Grenache, labeled Vila de Gratallops from 2007)
What is unusual about René Barbier’s winemaking process?
He uses an olive press, which extract approximately half the juice of a wine press.
Who founded Clos (Mas) Martinet?
Josep Lluís Pérez
Who is Sara Perez married to?
René Barbier Jr.
Mas Martinet: Wines
Menut: purchased fruit from other sourcesMartinet Bru: second wine, young vinesEl Esçurons: 100% Grenache, 600MCami Pesseroles: 60% Cariñena, 40% GarnachaClos Martinet: Flagship, 65% Garnacha, 20% Carinena, plus Syrah, Cab Sauv, Merlot
What is the winery behind Clos de l’Obac, and who founded it?
Costers del Siurana, founded by Carlos Pasturana
Costers del Siurana: Wines
Clos de l’Obac: 35% ea Grenache/Cab Sauv, plus Syrah, Merlot, Cariñena, from 7 vineyards in GratallopsDolç de l’Obac: Grenache plus Cab Sauv/Syrah, late harvest, sweet, from Camp des Espills (the last vineyard)Miserere: Grenache, Cab Sauv, Tempranillo, Merlot, Cariñena, from Torroja del PrioratKyrie: sole white, Grenache Blanc, Macabeu, Xarel-lo, plus Muscat of Alexandria, single vineyard in Torroja del Priorat, aged in oak
