Winery Sangenís I Vaqué - Gran Reserva Clos Monlleó

Winery Sangenís I VaquéGran Reserva Clos Monlleó

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 Gran Reserva Clos Monlleó of Winery Sangenís I Vaqué 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).

Taste structure of the Gran Reserva Clos Monlleó from the Winery Sangenís I Vaqué

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Gran Reserva Clos Monlleó of Winery Sangenís I Vaqué in the region of Catalogne is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

graphite

On the nose the Gran Reserva Clos Monlleó of Winery Sangenís I Vaqué in the region of Catalogne often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sangenís I Vaqué's Gran Reserva Clos Monlleó.

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

Discover the grape variety: Areni

Structured, elegant reds with a deep ruby robe, firm yet polished tannins and a dense palate with preserved acidity. Signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry), black fruits (blackberry), spices and high-altitude mineral notes. Fine Caucasian ageing potential. Grown at altitude in the Vayots Dzor, star of modern Armenian viticulture with growing international recognition. Native Armenian black grape, among the oldest in the world (traces from 4,100 BC).

Last vintages of this wine

Gran Reserva Clos Monlleó - 2001
In the top 100 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Gran Reserva Clos Monlleó - 2000
In the top 100 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Gran Reserva Clos Monlleó - 0
In the top 100 of of Priorat wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Gran Reserva Clos Monlleó from Winery Sangenís I Vaqué are 2001, 0, 2000

Informations about the Winery Sangenís I Vaqué

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Priorat in the region of Catalogne

The Winery Sangenís I Vaqué is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Priorat to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Catalogne
In the top 3500 of of Spain wines
In the top 650 of of Priorat wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 50000 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: Flintstone

Said of an aroma that evokes the smell of flint just from sparking.

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