Robert Parker: 92

James Suckling: 94

Hudin: 96

Decanter: 97

Ferrer Bobet Robert Parker Bobet 2008 11

2002 Torres Ral Bobet Sergi Ferrer-Salat Priorat

Garnacha (Grenache) Cariena (Carignan) llicorella

Pedro Ballesteros MW Ral Bobet Cariena

DOQ Priorat

Carignan 70% Garnacha (Grenache) 30%

10

– 15 11

(Robert Parker’s rating: 92 points)
2015 Vinyes Velles 67% Cariena 33% Garnacha Porrera 70 15

(James Suckling’s rating: 94 points)
Carignan Grenache

Ferrer Bobet is a modern legend in Spanish wine. Founded in 2002 by Ral Bobet, former Chief Winemaker at Torres, and pharmaceutical magnate Sergi Ferrer-Salat, the cutting-edge winery in Priorat stands as a bold symbol of innovation and finesse.

Renowned critic Robert Parker praised its wines for everything in an amazing balance, and its 2008 flagship was featured as the 11th Apostle inThe Drops of Godmanga.

The estate cultivates Garnacha (Grenache) and Cariena (Carignan) on steep slopes rich in llicorella slate, benefiting from dramatic day-night temperature shifts. Pedro Ballesteros MW hails Ral Bobet as a master of Cariena, crafting wines of remarkable texture and complexity.

Denomination:
DOQ Priorat, Spain

Country of Origin:
Spain

Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)

Grape Varieties:
Old Carignan 70% and Garnacha (Grenache) 30%

Vinification:
Grapes from steep slate hillsides and terraces picked by hand into 10kg boxes. Selected berry by berry on a double sorting table and then transferred to tanks by gravity. Fermentation in 15 and 30 hL wooden tanks.

Ageing:
Malolactic conversion and aging in new fine-grained, medium and lightly toasted French oak barrels for 15 months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. Bottle aged for a minimum 11 months.

Tasting Notes:
(Robert Parker’s rating: 92 points):
The old-vine cuve 2015 Vinyes Velles is a blend of 67% Cariena and 33% Garnacha from 70+-year-old vines on the slopes of the village of Porrera, and it aged in French oak barrels for 15 months. This is the only wine from this tasting where I found very ripe aromas and some development, showing faintly oxidative. The palate feels quite polished, like the fruit is fading faster than the tannins.

(James Suckling’s rating: 94 points)
This really captures the freshness of the carignan grape with its bright cherry character. Medium-to full-bodied with spice from the grenache and excellent vitality on the long, crisp finish.