2016 Sara Pérez y René Barbier Gratallops Partida Bellvisos
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | |
| Appellation | Priorat (Appellation) |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Grape | , |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (14.5%) |
| Drink window | 2022 - 2036 |
Description
When Rene Barbier got the abandoned very old "coster" (steeply sloping traditional Priorat vineyard) back into production it was thought they had bought a plot of Carinyena (Carignan) ... and to their great surprise they discovered that 40% of the plot consisted of Garnatxa Peluda (native Grenache). This grape ripens before the Carinyena (Carignan) and gives more freshness. Coincidence and luck because it is the last piece of the puzzle that was needed to convey the balance of Bellvisos.
The Gratallops Partida Bellvisos is a dazzling wine with a long maceration that needs oak and time in the bottle to be reborn, fine, seductive, fresh and powerful ... in which the Llicorella (slate soil) has inextricably formed the wine. The 2014 has many similarities with 2013. Both relatively wet years in the Priorat. Very elegant, full of character and wine with many complex layers. The wine matures in an oak barrel of 1,800 liters and this ensures that the oak is very subtle. This wine has a lot of character, great acidity and fine minerality, with a clean, very focused finish. It is still young but approachable and should develop nicely in the bottle. Really phenomenal. 2000 bottles and a few magnums were produced.
96/100 Parker
Specifications
| Block Bundle Options | No |
|---|---|
| Type of Wine | Red |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Catalunya |
| Appellation | Priorat (Appellation) |
| Winery | Sara Pérez y René Barbier |
| Grape | Carignan, Grenache |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Drinking as of | 2022 |
| Drinking till | 2036 |
| Alcohol % | 14.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 97 |
| Vinous rating | 95 |
| Tasting Profiles | Earthy, Rustic, Complex, Dark fruit, Dry, Aged on wood, Powerful, Spicy, Tannines, Full |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
Professional Reviews
Parker
Rating
97
Release Price
$90
Drink Date
2022 - 2036
Reviewed by
Luis Gutiérrez
Issue Date
30th Sep 2022
Source
End of September 2022, The Wine Advocate
They keep some of the wines to be released much later, like the 2016 Gratallops Vi de Vila Partida Bellvisos; meanwhile, many are already selling their 2020s. 2016 was a superb vintage in the region, a year of concentration with freshness. This comes from a zone that is more protected from the sun, from a place close to Torroja. This is still tight and young, fermented with 30% to 40% full clusters and matured in an 1,800-liter oak foudre. This is very serious, a little austere, with the stony minerality from the slate soils, tightly coiled, powerful with 15.5% alcohol but gobsmacking balance and freshness. It feels light on its feet, elegant and fine, with very clean and focused flavors and very fine tannins. This is outstanding. If you think this is released after a long time, you have to realize they do a lot of magnums and they are going to release them 20 years after the vintage; they have not yet released the magnums of 2004!! They did 5,000 magnums and some 1,200 bottles of this.
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René Barbier (fourth generation of the same name !!!) started in the world of wine in 1992 at Clos Mogador with his father, the other René Barbier, the bearded and dedicated more than 20 years of his life to wine there. The first 10 years he worked mainly in the winery and then mainly in the vineyards and learned that unique land brings unique wines. This has now been proven with the iconic Clos Mogador, Venus Universal and Espectacle wines. In 2001 Rene Barbier had the opportunity to buy a small very old "coster" (steep sloping, traditional) vineyard called Els Bellvisos. This vineyard was abandoned and it was fascinating, in the middle of a steep quarry of holm oaks, the views and the absolute inhospitability are spectacular. It was during this same period that another major influence came into Rene's life in the form of Sara Pérez, his current wife and partner. The daughter of José Luis Pérez, one of the most important figures in the Spanish wine world.
Together with Sara they have brought the Bellvisos vineyard back into production. It was an uncompromising place, but one that offered the chance to make a wine that was one with nature. They started this project based on their philosophy of life: a sustainable, organic project where they could close the circle of life. This fascinating place known as Bellvisos (Bella Vista - Beautiful View) is an extremely steep "coster" or sloping vineyard which, due to the structure of the Llicorella or slate soil, makes it impossible to build vineyard terraces. It was abandoned 40 years before herbicides and chemical pesticides were available so was already completely original organic and biological. There are no neighbors because of the steep slopes around it: not even the bravest would plant a vineyard here! As a result, the area has been in perfect balance for a long time.
Ten years ago they started pruning and the abandoned vines at Bellvisos were brought back into production. They use a mule and hand plowing alternated with cutting the weeds. We apply herbal tea and milk whey as fertilizer and constantly walk through the vines. All manual and aimed at maintaining balance between the freshness of the plot and the depth that is typical Priorat (that which makes the wines so unique). We decide when to harvest based on our taste buds and our intuition… according to a very personal criterion. We prepare each wine in the vineyard by reproducing the wild yeasts ourselves that will lead to a natural alcoholic fermentation, preserving the different aromas according to each vintage.
The Bellvisos and the Partida del Pedrer wines come from this great unique, authentic vineyard in the heart of the Priorat.
When Rene Barbier got the abandoned very old "coster" (steeply sloping traditional Priorat vineyard) back into production it was thought they had bought a plot of Carinyena (Carignan) ... and to their great surprise they discovered that 40% of the plot consisted of Garnatxa Peluda (native Grenache). This grape ripens before the Carinyena (Carignan) and gives more freshness. Coincidence and luck because it is the last piece of the puzzle that was needed to convey the balance of Bellvisos.
The Gratallops Partida Bellvisos is a dazzling wine with a long maceration that needs oak and time in the bottle to be reborn, fine, seductive, fresh and powerful ... in which the Llicorella (slate soil) has inextricably formed the wine. The 2014 has many similarities with 2013. Both relatively wet years in the Priorat. Very elegant, full of character and wine with many complex layers. The wine matures in an oak barrel of 1,800 liters and this ensures that the oak is very subtle. This wine has a lot of character, great acidity and fine minerality, with a clean, very focused finish. It is still young but approachable and should develop nicely in the bottle. Really phenomenal. 2000 bottles and a few magnums were produced.
96/100 Parker
| Block Bundle Options | No |
|---|---|
| Type of Wine | Red |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Catalunya |
| Appellation | Priorat (Appellation) |
| Winery | Sara Pérez y René Barbier |
| Grape | Carignan, Grenache |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Drinking as of | 2022 |
| Drinking till | 2036 |
| Alcohol % | 14.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 97 |
| Vinous rating | 95 |
| Tasting Profiles | Earthy, Rustic, Complex, Dark fruit, Dry, Aged on wood, Powerful, Spicy, Tannines, Full |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
Parker
Rating
97
Release Price
$90
Drink Date
2022 - 2036
Reviewed by
Luis Gutiérrez
Issue Date
30th Sep 2022
Source
End of September 2022, The Wine Advocate
They keep some of the wines to be released much later, like the 2016 Gratallops Vi de Vila Partida Bellvisos; meanwhile, many are already selling their 2020s. 2016 was a superb vintage in the region, a year of concentration with freshness. This comes from a zone that is more protected from the sun, from a place close to Torroja. This is still tight and young, fermented with 30% to 40% full clusters and matured in an 1,800-liter oak foudre. This is very serious, a little austere, with the stony minerality from the slate soils, tightly coiled, powerful with 15.5% alcohol but gobsmacking balance and freshness. It feels light on its feet, elegant and fine, with very clean and focused flavors and very fine tannins. This is outstanding. If you think this is released after a long time, you have to realize they do a lot of magnums and they are going to release them 20 years after the vintage; they have not yet released the magnums of 2004!! They did 5,000 magnums and some 1,200 bottles of this.
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René Barbier (fourth generation of the same name !!!) started in the world of wine in 1992 at Clos Mogador with his father, the other René Barbier, the bearded and dedicated more than 20 years of his life to wine there. The first 10 years he worked mainly in the winery and then mainly in the vineyards and learned that unique land brings unique wines. This has now been proven with the iconic Clos Mogador, Venus Universal and Espectacle wines. In 2001 Rene Barbier had the opportunity to buy a small very old "coster" (steep sloping, traditional) vineyard called Els Bellvisos. This vineyard was abandoned and it was fascinating, in the middle of a steep quarry of holm oaks, the views and the absolute inhospitability are spectacular. It was during this same period that another major influence came into Rene's life in the form of Sara Pérez, his current wife and partner. The daughter of José Luis Pérez, one of the most important figures in the Spanish wine world.
Together with Sara they have brought the Bellvisos vineyard back into production. It was an uncompromising place, but one that offered the chance to make a wine that was one with nature. They started this project based on their philosophy of life: a sustainable, organic project where they could close the circle of life. This fascinating place known as Bellvisos (Bella Vista - Beautiful View) is an extremely steep "coster" or sloping vineyard which, due to the structure of the Llicorella or slate soil, makes it impossible to build vineyard terraces. It was abandoned 40 years before herbicides and chemical pesticides were available so was already completely original organic and biological. There are no neighbors because of the steep slopes around it: not even the bravest would plant a vineyard here! As a result, the area has been in perfect balance for a long time.
Ten years ago they started pruning and the abandoned vines at Bellvisos were brought back into production. They use a mule and hand plowing alternated with cutting the weeds. We apply herbal tea and milk whey as fertilizer and constantly walk through the vines. All manual and aimed at maintaining balance between the freshness of the plot and the depth that is typical Priorat (that which makes the wines so unique). We decide when to harvest based on our taste buds and our intuition… according to a very personal criterion. We prepare each wine in the vineyard by reproducing the wild yeasts ourselves that will lead to a natural alcoholic fermentation, preserving the different aromas according to each vintage.
The Bellvisos and the Partida del Pedrer wines come from this great unique, authentic vineyard in the heart of the Priorat.
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