2020 Gil Family Estates Llicorella Vins Bluegray Priorat, 2020 Cellers Unió Laurentia Priorat Wine Tasting, Pairing, and Reviews
Wine: Gil Family Estates Llicorella Vins Bluegray Priorat
Region: Spain, Catalonia
Year: 2020
Price: $20.99
Retailer: Mad Wine Esquin
Alcohol: 14.5%
Grapes: 40% Garnacha (Grenache), 30% Cariñena (Carignan), 20% Syrah and 10% Merlot
Professional Rating:
What we tasted and smelled in this Gil Family Estates Llicorella Vins Bluegray Priorat:
- On the nose: Flowers, rose, ripe dark cherries, coffee, cocoa, smoke, rich, plum, sweet, chocolate and cherry candy, black licorice, anise, a little hot, earth and airplane glue on the swirl
- In the mouth: Spicy, paprika, juicy, cherry jam, smokey and slate lingering aftertaste. Tastes a little young, some bitter on the end
Food to pair with this Gil Family Estates Llicorella Vins Bluegray Priorat: Red meat wine, grilled or stuffed flank, fajitas, strip steak, charred breads, grilled vegetables, grilled pizza
As a reminder on our rating scale, we rate on a scale of 1-10, where 7 and above means that we would buy it, and 4 and below means that we are likely to pour it down the sink, and a 5 or 6 means we are likely to drink it and finish it, but we are probably not going to buy it.
Gil Family Estates Llicorella Vins Bluegray Priorat Wine Rating:
- Joe: 8/10
- Carmela: 6/10
Wine: Cellers Unió Laurentia Priorat
Region: Spain, Catalonia
Year: 2020
Price: $21.99
Retailer: Mad Wine Esquin
Alcohol: 14.5%
Grapes: 50% Garnacha (Grenache), 50% Cariñena (Carignan)
Professional Rating: WE 92
What we tasted and smelled in this Cellers Unió Laurentia Priorat:
- On the nose: Cinnamon bear candy, Big Red chewing gum, candied fruit, candied blood orange, smoke, cherry, not a ton of fruit
- In the mouth: Fruity, tart, sweet dark cherry, ripe black cherry, candied cherry, cinnamon aftertaste, tea, stone
Food to pair with this Cellers Unió Laurentia Priorat: Red meat, burger, spicy pasta, pasta arrabiata,
Cellers Unió Laurentia Priorat Wine Rating:
- Joe: 8/10
- Carmela: 8/10
Wine: La Cartuja Priorat
Region: Spain, Catalonia
Year: 2021
Price: $21.99
Retailer: Mad Wine Esquin
Alcohol: 14.5%
Grapes: 70% Garnacha, 30% Mazuelo (Carignan)
Professional Rating: WE 93 'Editors' Choice'
What we tasted and smelled in this La Cartuja Priorat:
- No tasting because the wine seemed corked
La Cartuja Priorat Wine Rating:
- No rating because wine seemed corked
Which one of these are you finishing tonight?
- Carmela: Cellers Unió Laurentia Priorat
- Joe: Gil Family Estates Llicorella Vins Bluegray Priorat
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