Winery Costers del Siurana - Dolç de L'Obac

Winery Costers del SiuranaDolç de L'Obac

4.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Dolç de L'Obac of Winery Costers del Siurana is a sweet wine from the region of Priorat of Catalogne.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Dolç de L'Obac of the Winery Costers del Siurana is in the top 50 of wines of Spain and in the top 10 of wines of Priorat.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Dolç de L'Obac of Winery Costers del Siurana in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Costers del Siurana's Dolç de L'Obac.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
16°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.

Last vintages of this wine

Dolç de L'Obac - 2008
In the top 10 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Dolç de L'Obac - 2007
In the top 10 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.811110.5
Dolç de L'Obac - 2006
In the top 10 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Dolç de L'Obac - 2005
In the top 10 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Dolç de L'Obac - 2004
In the top 10 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Dolç de L'Obac - 2003
In the top 10 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Dolç de L'Obac - 1998
In the top 10 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Dolç de L'Obac from Winery Costers del Siurana are 2007, 2008, 2006, 0 and 2003.

Informations about the Winery Costers del Siurana

The winery offers 8 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Priorat in the region of Catalogne

The Winery Costers del Siurana is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Priorat to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Catalogne
In the top 55 of of Spain wines
In the top 10 of of Priorat wines
In the top 40 of sweet wines
In the top 1500 wines of the world

The wine region of Priorat

Mythical Catalan terroir, DOCa (Spain's summit alongside Rioja). Powerful, concentrated reds with signature notes of candied black fruits (blackberry, black cherry), graphite, schist, garrigue, cocoa and liquorice, firm tannins and a mineral palate strung by the "llicorella" (black schist and quartz forcing roots down to 20 m). Old vines of Garnacha (roundness) and Cariñena (Samsó, structure). Exceptional ageing.


The wine region of Catalogne

Cradle of Cava (~95% of Spanish output, traditional method): Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada trilogy, fine fruity bubble. Quality peak in Priorat DOCa: dense, mineral reds on llicorella (schist), old-vine Garnacha and Cariñena with black fruit, garrigue notes, firm tannins. Also Penedès, fleshy Montsant, sunny Empordà, Costers del Segre. Mediterranean.

The word of the wine: Rafle (taste of)

A taste considered a defect, characterized by an unpleasant astringency and bitterness, brought by the stalk during the vinification process. In order to avoid it, destemming before vinification is a common practice.

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