Clos Mogador - Priorat Nelin (White) 2021
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$89.00
Clos Mogador was founded by visionary and leader of the Priorat revolution René Barbier. While the Clos Mogador will continue to improve for 10 years or more, it can be drunk young.
Priorat Nelin is fermented in barrels and oak vats, only with native yeasts. Aged for 12 months in 1,200 L vats and 6 months in stainless steel vats.
"Marking the 20th anniversary of this white wine, the 2021 Nelin was produced with Garnacha Blanca, Macabeo, Xarel.lo and Picapoll white and Cariñena Blanca—in the future, there will be more and more of the last two varieties in the blend, a big change from the beginning. Produced with the juice from the direct pressing, the wine spent one year in oak and six months in tank. It's balsamic, eminently Mediterranean and ripe, with 14% alcohol (a little lower through the change of varieties) and notes of hay and straw, aromatic herbs and waxy apples. It has volume and density but with the freshness from a cooler year. It's approachable but should develop a lot more complexity with time in bottle. They planted three new hectares of white grapes, so volumes will grow in future years." - 96 points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Producer: Clos Mogador
Country: Spain
Region: Catalonia
Varietal: Garnacha Blanca, Macabeo
Appellation: Priorat
Vintage: 2021
Size: 750ml