Cellers Fuentes Gran Clos 1996
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Product Details
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Vintage
1996
Size
750ML
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Gran Clos shows great concentration of fruit and wonderful rich spicy flavours. The yields are very low, contributing to the power and depth. The use of local grape varieties from old vines makes this wine rather different from some of the Priorat wines. The age of the vines gives the wine a wonderful smooth texture, enormous complexity and enough fruit to balance the tannins and acidity, ensuring long term ageing.
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Cellers Fuentes epitomizes the winemaking revolution that has seized hold of the Priorat in the past 15 years and propelled it into the spotlight. Founded in 1995, this 75-acre property was purchased in 2002 by John Hunt, an international entrepreneur and owner of Oriel Wines. Winemaking is under the supervision of the talented young winemaker Josep Angel Mestre. Gran Clos from Cellers Fuentes graces the wine lists of many of Spain’s most prestigious restaurants, not least among them the world-class establishment of El Bulli.
40 miles southwest of the fashionably bustling city of Barcelona, the Priorat region has been hailed as a modern-day superstar of Spanish winemaking. This arid, remote and rugged province, which derives its name from ancient priories in which ascetic Spanish monks over the centuries secluded themselves from the world outside, is best known today for its production of truly awe-inspiring reds. Grenache and Carignan are the bedrock of Priorat wines.
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