2007 Sara Pérez y René Barbier Gratallops Partida Bellvisos
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | |
| Appellation | Priorat (Appellation) |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2007 |
| Grape | , |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (14.5%) |
| Drink window | 2021 - 2028 |
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Description
When Rene Barbier got the abandoned very old "coster" (steeply sloping traditional Priorat vineyard) back into production they thought they had bought a plot of Carinyena (Carignan) ... and to their great surprise they discovered that 40% of the plot consisted of Garnatxa Peluda (indigenous Grenache). This grape ripens before the Carinyena (Carignan) and gives more freshness. Coincidence and luck because it is the last piece of the puzzle that was needed to transfer the balance of Bellvisos.
The 2007 vintage is a very special one because it comes from the private collection of Rene and Sara. As Rene himself can explain better, his opinion is that the Partida Bellvisos wines benefit from long aging and for that reason he has kept the 2007 vintage separate in which the wine has a relatively good tannin structure and acidity in order to see for himself how the wine behaves with long aging. We as importer have received a number of boxes of this 2007, so this is an absolute collector's item
The Gratallops Partida Bellvisos is a dazzling wine with a long maceration that needs oak and time in the bottle to be reborn, fine, seductive, fresh and powerful ... in which the Llicorella (slate soil) has inextricably shaped the wine. Like all vintages, this 2007 is also concentrated because the yields were small and the wines tight. The wine matures in an oak barrel of 1,800 liters to use and this ensures that the oak is very subtle. This wine has a lot of character, a great acidity and fine minerality, with a clean, very focused finish.
FACT: The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount. You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
Specifications
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Catalunya |
| Appellation | Priorat (Appellation) |
| Winery | Sara Pérez y René Barbier |
| Grape | Carignan, Grenache |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2007 |
| Drinking as of | 2021 |
| Drinking till | 2028 |
| Alcohol % | 14.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 96 |
| Vinous rating | 94 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aards, Boers, Complex, Donker fruit, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Kruidig, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
Professional Reviews
Parker
Rating
96
Release Price
$90
Drink Date
2019 - 2033
Reviewed by
Luis Gutiérrez
Issue Date
30th Aug 2019
Source
Issue 244 End of August 2019, The Wine Advocate
They are keeping the red wines to sell them later, so the current vintage of the red is the 2013 Gratallops Vi de Vila Partida Bellvisos. It's a wine with lots of tension and comes from the first year with some rain after two year with no rain. 2013 is concentrated because yields were small and the wines are tight. They started using an 1,800-liter Stockinger vat, where they age this red (and the surplus is kept in demijohn), and the oaking is very subtle. This has a lot of character, great acidity and fine minerality, with a clean, very focused finish. It's still young but approachable and should develop nicely in bottle. Truly phenomenal. 2,000 bottles and some magnums produced. The magnums are kept and sold much later.
I tasted an amazing range from Sara Pérez and René Barbier. Characterful wines from Priorat with lots of personality and freshness!!
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René Barbier (fourth generation of the same name !!!) started in the world of wine in 1992 at Clos Mogador with his father, the other René Barbier, the bearded and dedicated more than 20 years of his life to wine there. The first 10 years he worked mainly in the winery and then mainly in the vineyards and learned that unique land brings unique wines. This has now been proven with the iconic Clos Mogador, Venus Universal and Espectacle wines. In 2001 Rene Barbier had the opportunity to buy a small very old "coster" (steep sloping, traditional) vineyard called Els Bellvisos. This vineyard was abandoned and it was fascinating, in the middle of a steep quarry of holm oaks, the views and the absolute inhospitability are spectacular. It was during this same period that another major influence came into Rene's life in the form of Sara Pérez, his current wife and partner. The daughter of José Luis Pérez, one of the most important figures in the Spanish wine world.
Together with Sara they have brought the Bellvisos vineyard back into production. It was an uncompromising place, but one that offered the chance to make a wine that was one with nature. They started this project based on their philosophy of life: a sustainable, organic project where they could close the circle of life. This fascinating place known as Bellvisos (Bella Vista - Beautiful View) is an extremely steep "coster" or sloping vineyard which, due to the structure of the Llicorella or slate soil, makes it impossible to build vineyard terraces. It was abandoned 40 years before herbicides and chemical pesticides were available so was already completely original organic and biological. There are no neighbors because of the steep slopes around it: not even the bravest would plant a vineyard here! As a result, the area has been in perfect balance for a long time.
Ten years ago they started pruning and the abandoned vines at Bellvisos were brought back into production. They use a mule and hand plowing alternated with cutting the weeds. We apply herbal tea and milk whey as fertilizer and constantly walk through the vines. All manual and aimed at maintaining balance between the freshness of the plot and the depth that is typical Priorat (that which makes the wines so unique). We decide when to harvest based on our taste buds and our intuition… according to a very personal criterion. We prepare each wine in the vineyard by reproducing the wild yeasts ourselves that will lead to a natural alcoholic fermentation, preserving the different aromas according to each vintage.
The Bellvisos and the Partida del Pedrer wines come from this great unique, authentic vineyard in the heart of the Priorat.
When Rene Barbier got the abandoned very old "coster" (steeply sloping traditional Priorat vineyard) back into production they thought they had bought a plot of Carinyena (Carignan) ... and to their great surprise they discovered that 40% of the plot consisted of Garnatxa Peluda (indigenous Grenache). This grape ripens before the Carinyena (Carignan) and gives more freshness. Coincidence and luck because it is the last piece of the puzzle that was needed to transfer the balance of Bellvisos.
The 2007 vintage is a very special one because it comes from the private collection of Rene and Sara. As Rene himself can explain better, his opinion is that the Partida Bellvisos wines benefit from long aging and for that reason he has kept the 2007 vintage separate in which the wine has a relatively good tannin structure and acidity in order to see for himself how the wine behaves with long aging. We as importer have received a number of boxes of this 2007, so this is an absolute collector's item
The Gratallops Partida Bellvisos is a dazzling wine with a long maceration that needs oak and time in the bottle to be reborn, fine, seductive, fresh and powerful ... in which the Llicorella (slate soil) has inextricably shaped the wine. Like all vintages, this 2007 is also concentrated because the yields were small and the wines tight. The wine matures in an oak barrel of 1,800 liters to use and this ensures that the oak is very subtle. This wine has a lot of character, a great acidity and fine minerality, with a clean, very focused finish.
FACT: The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount. You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Catalunya |
| Appellation | Priorat (Appellation) |
| Winery | Sara Pérez y René Barbier |
| Grape | Carignan, Grenache |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2007 |
| Drinking as of | 2021 |
| Drinking till | 2028 |
| Alcohol % | 14.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 96 |
| Vinous rating | 94 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aards, Boers, Complex, Donker fruit, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Kruidig, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
Parker
Rating
96
Release Price
$90
Drink Date
2019 - 2033
Reviewed by
Luis Gutiérrez
Issue Date
30th Aug 2019
Source
Issue 244 End of August 2019, The Wine Advocate
They are keeping the red wines to sell them later, so the current vintage of the red is the 2013 Gratallops Vi de Vila Partida Bellvisos. It's a wine with lots of tension and comes from the first year with some rain after two year with no rain. 2013 is concentrated because yields were small and the wines are tight. They started using an 1,800-liter Stockinger vat, where they age this red (and the surplus is kept in demijohn), and the oaking is very subtle. This has a lot of character, great acidity and fine minerality, with a clean, very focused finish. It's still young but approachable and should develop nicely in bottle. Truly phenomenal. 2,000 bottles and some magnums produced. The magnums are kept and sold much later.
I tasted an amazing range from Sara Pérez and René Barbier. Characterful wines from Priorat with lots of personality and freshness!!
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René Barbier (fourth generation of the same name !!!) started in the world of wine in 1992 at Clos Mogador with his father, the other René Barbier, the bearded and dedicated more than 20 years of his life to wine there. The first 10 years he worked mainly in the winery and then mainly in the vineyards and learned that unique land brings unique wines. This has now been proven with the iconic Clos Mogador, Venus Universal and Espectacle wines. In 2001 Rene Barbier had the opportunity to buy a small very old "coster" (steep sloping, traditional) vineyard called Els Bellvisos. This vineyard was abandoned and it was fascinating, in the middle of a steep quarry of holm oaks, the views and the absolute inhospitability are spectacular. It was during this same period that another major influence came into Rene's life in the form of Sara Pérez, his current wife and partner. The daughter of José Luis Pérez, one of the most important figures in the Spanish wine world.
Together with Sara they have brought the Bellvisos vineyard back into production. It was an uncompromising place, but one that offered the chance to make a wine that was one with nature. They started this project based on their philosophy of life: a sustainable, organic project where they could close the circle of life. This fascinating place known as Bellvisos (Bella Vista - Beautiful View) is an extremely steep "coster" or sloping vineyard which, due to the structure of the Llicorella or slate soil, makes it impossible to build vineyard terraces. It was abandoned 40 years before herbicides and chemical pesticides were available so was already completely original organic and biological. There are no neighbors because of the steep slopes around it: not even the bravest would plant a vineyard here! As a result, the area has been in perfect balance for a long time.
Ten years ago they started pruning and the abandoned vines at Bellvisos were brought back into production. They use a mule and hand plowing alternated with cutting the weeds. We apply herbal tea and milk whey as fertilizer and constantly walk through the vines. All manual and aimed at maintaining balance between the freshness of the plot and the depth that is typical Priorat (that which makes the wines so unique). We decide when to harvest based on our taste buds and our intuition… according to a very personal criterion. We prepare each wine in the vineyard by reproducing the wild yeasts ourselves that will lead to a natural alcoholic fermentation, preserving the different aromas according to each vintage.
The Bellvisos and the Partida del Pedrer wines come from this great unique, authentic vineyard in the heart of the Priorat.