2018 Sara Pérez y René Barbier La Vinya del Vuit
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| Type of Wine | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Region | |
| Appellation | Priorat (Appellation) |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Grape | , |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (14%) |
| Drink window | 2025 - 2035 |
| Available as of | Oct 31, 2025 |
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Sara Pérez heads the family estate Clos Martinet and is the daughter of José Luis Pérez, one of the most important figures in the Spanish wine world. Together with her husband, René Barbier Jr. (Clos Mogador), Sara Pérez owns and vinifies superb wines at estates including Venus La Universal, but they are constantly searching for the gems and know that unique land produces unique wines. This has been proven with the iconic Clos Mogador, Venus Universal, and Espectacle wines. The Catalan name Vinya La Vuit means "The Vineyard of the Eight," and the eight now-famous winemakers and sommeliers are Sara Pérez, Ester Nin, Nuria Pérez, Montse Mateo, Iban Foix René, Barbier, Julian Basté, and Philippe Thévenon. In some countries, including the USA, the wine is also called El 8.
This fantastic wine, La Vinya del Vuit, is also made by the renowned couple Sara Perez & Rene Barbier (Martinet, La Universal & Clos Mogador). This quintessential Priorat is a blend of Cariñena and Garnatxa from a tiny vineyard over 80 years old, which is organically managed and plowed and harvested with the help of a mule. The soil consists primarily of slate (Licorella) at an altitude of over 350 meters and faces south. The wine is aged for 18 months in French and Austrian oak barrels, and Rene and Sarah then keep it in their cellar for many years, as they believe this wine is always drunk far too early. Only around 2000 bottles of this top wine were made (and this is also the maximum production) and it is only released to the official importers of Mas Martinet and Clos Mogador (and then only a handful of boxes), so we are happy and especially proud that we, as importers of Rene and Sara, can offer this wine.
96/100 Parker
FACT: Each vintage of this iconic Priorat wine receives a different label, making it a fantastic collector's item. In our frequent conversations with Rene Barbier, he personally believes (and Sara confirms this even more strongly) that his wines are always drunk too early. He explains that it's economically necessary to release the wines annually, but in his heart, he'd much rather release them after at least five years. Sara is even more adamant on this point, believing that wine critics' drinking window (and ratings) are overly and too often prioritized. Despite all their wines consistently receiving very high ratings, if it were up to Sara, she'd much rather not participate in this circus, which creates too many label- and rating-conscious drinkers instead of wine enthusiasts and connoisseurs.
Specifications
| Available as of | Oct 31, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Type of Wine | Red |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Catalunya |
| Appellation | Priorat (Appellation) |
| Winery | Sara Pérez y René Barbier |
| Grape | Carignan, Garnacha |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Drinking as of | 2025 |
| Drinking till | 2035 |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Promotion | En Primeur |
| Parker rating | 96 |
| Vinous rating | 94 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aards, Boers, Donker fruit, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Kruidig, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Barbecue, Cadeau!, Lekker luxe, Met vrienden, Open haard, Romantisch |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 96
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$100
Drink Date:
2024 - 2035
The 2018 La Vinya del Vuit, from an old vineyard that is certified organic (but the wine is not certified) and planted with Cariñena and Garnacha, is as classical as they get. It matured in 300-liter oak barrels for 19 months. This keeps the very traditional Priorat profile of ripe fruit, 14.5% alcohol and generously oaked, with abundant spicy and toasted notes, hints of black fruit in liqueur and a touch of licorice and earth. It's full-bodied and concentrated, with very good freshness and balance and abundant, slightly dusty tannins. It's aging at a very slow pace, always a constant in this wine. This is one for the long haul. 2,574 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2021.
Published: May 16, 2024
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Vinous
94
Drinking Window
2025 - 2034
From: From Revolution to Evolution: The Garnatxas and Cariñenas of Priorat & Montsant (Nov 2024)
The 2018 La Vinya del Vuit is 100% Carinyena from Priorat. This layered red wine presents ripe fruit aromas alongside balsamic notes, with hints of olives, thyme and oak. Dry and rich on the palate, its faintly vigorous tannins are supported by vibrant acidity, giving it a powerful presence. The mouthfeel is agile yet ample, with a strict, lasting texture. This is a pristine red.
- By Joaquín Hidalgo on November 2024
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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.
Sara Pérez heads the family estate Clos Martinet and is the daughter of José Luis Pérez, one of the most important figures in the Spanish wine world. Together with her husband, René Barbier Jr. (Clos Mogador), Sara Pérez owns and vinifies superb wines at estates including Venus La Universal, but they are constantly searching for the gems and know that unique land produces unique wines. This has been proven with the iconic Clos Mogador, Venus Universal, and Espectacle wines. The Catalan name Vinya La Vuit means "The Vineyard of the Eight," and the eight now-famous winemakers and sommeliers are Sara Pérez, Ester Nin, Nuria Pérez, Montse Mateo, Iban Foix René, Barbier, Julian Basté, and Philippe Thévenon. In some countries, including the USA, the wine is also called El 8.
This fantastic wine, La Vinya del Vuit, is also made by the renowned couple Sara Perez & Rene Barbier (Martinet, La Universal & Clos Mogador). This quintessential Priorat is a blend of Cariñena and Garnatxa from a tiny vineyard over 80 years old, which is organically managed and plowed and harvested with the help of a mule. The soil consists primarily of slate (Licorella) at an altitude of over 350 meters and faces south. The wine is aged for 18 months in French and Austrian oak barrels, and Rene and Sarah then keep it in their cellar for many years, as they believe this wine is always drunk far too early. Only around 2000 bottles of this top wine were made (and this is also the maximum production) and it is only released to the official importers of Mas Martinet and Clos Mogador (and then only a handful of boxes), so we are happy and especially proud that we, as importers of Rene and Sara, can offer this wine.
96/100 Parker
FACT: Each vintage of this iconic Priorat wine receives a different label, making it a fantastic collector's item. In our frequent conversations with Rene Barbier, he personally believes (and Sara confirms this even more strongly) that his wines are always drunk too early. He explains that it's economically necessary to release the wines annually, but in his heart, he'd much rather release them after at least five years. Sara is even more adamant on this point, believing that wine critics' drinking window (and ratings) are overly and too often prioritized. Despite all their wines consistently receiving very high ratings, if it were up to Sara, she'd much rather not participate in this circus, which creates too many label- and rating-conscious drinkers instead of wine enthusiasts and connoisseurs.
| Available as of | Oct 31, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Type of Wine | Red |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Catalunya |
| Appellation | Priorat (Appellation) |
| Winery | Sara Pérez y René Barbier |
| Grape | Carignan, Garnacha |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Drinking as of | 2025 |
| Drinking till | 2035 |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Promotion | En Primeur |
| Parker rating | 96 |
| Vinous rating | 94 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aards, Boers, Donker fruit, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Kruidig, Tannines, Vol |
| Drink moments | Barbecue, Cadeau!, Lekker luxe, Met vrienden, Open haard, Romantisch |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 96
Reviewed by:
Luis Gutiérrez
Release Price:
$100
Drink Date:
2024 - 2035
The 2018 La Vinya del Vuit, from an old vineyard that is certified organic (but the wine is not certified) and planted with Cariñena and Garnacha, is as classical as they get. It matured in 300-liter oak barrels for 19 months. This keeps the very traditional Priorat profile of ripe fruit, 14.5% alcohol and generously oaked, with abundant spicy and toasted notes, hints of black fruit in liqueur and a touch of licorice and earth. It's full-bodied and concentrated, with very good freshness and balance and abundant, slightly dusty tannins. It's aging at a very slow pace, always a constant in this wine. This is one for the long haul. 2,574 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2021.
Published: May 16, 2024
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
Vinous
94
Drinking Window
2025 - 2034
From: From Revolution to Evolution: The Garnatxas and Cariñenas of Priorat & Montsant (Nov 2024)
The 2018 La Vinya del Vuit is 100% Carinyena from Priorat. This layered red wine presents ripe fruit aromas alongside balsamic notes, with hints of olives, thyme and oak. Dry and rich on the palate, its faintly vigorous tannins are supported by vibrant acidity, giving it a powerful presence. The mouthfeel is agile yet ample, with a strict, lasting texture. This is a pristine red.
- By Joaquín Hidalgo on November 2024
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
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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.
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