Robert Parker: 94

James Suckling: 94

Hudin: 94

Tim Atkin: 92

Wine Enthusiastic: 92

P Ballesteros MW: 95

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

79% Carignan21% Grenache

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(James Suckling’s rating: 94 points)

(Robert Parker’s rating: 94 points)
2019 Vinyes Velles 79% Cariena 21% GarnachaPorrera llicorella 70
225 16 14.5%pH 3.39 5.49 2021 6

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:
79% Old Carignan and 21% Grenache

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:
(James Suckling’s rating: 94 points)
Aromas of cocoa powder, grilled meat, sage, espresso and blackberries. Full-bodied with silky tannins. So elegant and refined with real supple texture and rounded black fruit. Effortless balance. Delicious.

(Robert Parker’s rating: 94 points)
The 2019 Vinyes Velles was produced with 79% Cariena and 21% Garnacha from slope vineyards older than 70 years on llicorella slate soils all within the limits of the village of Porrera. They look for elegance and freshness and avoid over-extraction and over-ripeness; all of the wines are produced in a similar wayfermentation after a short cold soak, with pumping over and punching down and macerated until the taste tells them it’s enough. This wine matured in 225-liter French barriques for 16 months. It has 14.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.39 and 5.49 grams of acidity. It has a fruit-driven nose with ripe berries and spices and an earthy touch, reminiscences of graphite, with integrated oak. The palate is full-bodied and juicy, with very fine tannins. 26,824 bottles and 453 magnums produced. It was bottled in June 2021.