Clos Mogador Manyetes Vi de Vila Gratallops 2018

The pure Cariñena 2018 Manyetes is now a Vi de Paratge, not only a village wine as in the past, in the new classification of the Priorat wines. 2018 was a cooler and wetter year, quite a contrast after the warm and dry 2017, and the wine has very good acidity. The vineyard is farmed organically (certified), the grapes have a slow fermentation with long macerations, and the wine matured in 50/50 barriques and foudres for 18 months. The wine is not as concentrated as it has been in some warmer years; it's definitely fresher, following in the line of the 2016, the wine with more marked minerality, black stones, graphite and wet slate. This has abundant tannins and some earthy sensations. It's a powerful wine with some rusticity and a strong personality. Like many wines, this should develop nicely in bottle. 3,500 bottles were filled in June 2020.  - 97pts Robert Parker