Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic - Vinyes Baixas Porrera

Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos DominicVinyes Baixas Porrera

4.2
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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 region.
The Vinyes Baixas Porrera of Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic is a red wine from the region of Priorat of Catalogne.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Vinyes Baixas Porrera of the Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic is in the top 40 of wines of Priorat.

Taste structure of the Vinyes Baixas Porrera from the Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Vinyes Baixas Porrera of Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Vinyes Baixas Porrera of Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic 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 Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic's Vinyes Baixas Porrera.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
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

Vinyes Baixas Porrera - 2017
In the top 40 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Vinyes Baixas Porrera - 2016
In the top 40 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Vinyes Baixas Porrera - 2015
In the top 40 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Vinyes Baixas Porrera - 2014
In the top 40 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Vinyes Baixas Porrera - 2013
In the top 40 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Vinyes Baixas Porrera - 2012
In the top 40 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Vinyes Baixas Porrera - 2011
In the top 40 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Vinyes Baixas Porrera from Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic are 2005, 2016, 2013, 2014 and 2012.

Informations about the Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic

The winery offers 10 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Priorat in the region of Catalogne

The Bodegas Celler Francisco Castillo - Clos Dominic is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Priorat to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Catalogne
In the top 450 of of Spain wines
In the top 45 of of Priorat wines
In the top 6500 of red wines
In the top 8500 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: Dress

Visual aspect of the wine. The colour is defined by its intensity, clarity, brilliance and colour, which indicate the level of evolution of the wine, thus giving an indication of its vintage.

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