Mogador 1999 Priorat (Spain)

Deep red.

Nose is a bit baked - clay/earth and spice.

Deep and linear simultaneously - considerable textural plushness for Priorat welded to structural balls of steel. Flavors are indistinct - black fruit and spice - just loads of them. Black olive makes an appearance too.

Another wine that needs air.

Unfortunately, Barbier used un-coated corks until 2000, which means seepage up the cork is a common problem with earlier vintages. Are they as fresh as they might have been? I doubt it.

Day 2 - Quite plush today, with structure arriving later, with less force. I love the textural "give" that Mogador seems to have in relation to almost every other Priorat I've tasted. Tannin still hits the front teeth, though.


$60