Château Barbier
Clos Mogador
Priorat Red Blend 2015
Clos Mogador
Nelin Priorat White Blend 2012
One of my favorite whites. First, because it’s so good but, also for its uniqueness. It’s a wild blend of; Garnacha Blanca, Macabeo, Marsanne, Pedro Ximénez, Pinot Noir & Viognier.
The color is pale gold.
On the nose; because of the bottle age, you get just a hint of petroleum. Ripe peach, pineapple, orange zest, some green & more golden apple, nectarines, lemon/lime, ginger, chalky volcanic minerals, smokiness and yellow florals.
The body is round, full and waxy. It’s simply delicious and unlike most whites many have experienced. Touch of petroleum, ripe peach, nectarines, dry apricots, marmalade, orange zest, overripe pineapple, golden apple with just a hint of green apple, beeswax, meyer lemon, some lime flesh, touch of ginger, a little smokiness, chalky volcanic minerals and beautiful yellow florals from the Viognier. The acidity is round and perfect. The long, lush, rich, well balanced is artful and lasts two minutes.
Treat yourself and get a couple bottles. You’ll be glad you did.
Photos of, Clos Mogador, their barrel room, René Barbier Jr. - a great guy who told us to jump in his SUV and drove us through their steep vineyards. Some tricky driving for the novice but not René and one of hillside vineyards.
Outstanding producer in Priorat. If you visit them, have lunch at Amics about two miles from Clos Mogador. Perhaps, the best lunch and value we’ve had at a non-starred Michelin restaurant that absolutely deserves one and maybe two. They also do a lot catering for Clos Erasmus and the other Bodegas in the area — 7 years ago
Domaine Barbier et Fils
Fin de Pré Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits Pinot Noir
Fantastically balanced Chardonnay from Nuits-Saint-Georges. Still youthful but with some complexity. — 9 years ago
René Barbier
Penedès Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
Very NICE Smooth finish with a good oak aroma. Started it off 👍with some bread and cheddar, went well with Cannelloni and green fried plantains 😉 — 9 years ago
René Barbier i Sara Perez
Priorat Gratallops Partida Bellivisos Grenache 2008
Nice find @Andrew Yandell! Started out soft with dark fruits and garrigue accents, then its bones started to show - mineral, nice build, and more complexity. Balanced and delicious from the first drop to the last. — 10 years ago
Mas Martinet
Clos Mogador La Vinya del Vuit Priorat 2013
A new find we grabbed at Clos Mogador in Priorat created by Sara Perez and Rene Barbier Jr. with another six friends, making it the "vineyard of the 8" & we visited this small plot 😍 Will benefit from 5-10 years ageing 😉 Very nicely made & balanced just young 👍
📍 Clos Mogador La Vinya del Vuit V8 2013 Priorat
🏵 93 points w/ potential for 95+
🍇 Carignan with a dollop of Grenache
🍷 Deep rich ruby
👃 Red & dark berry strawberry driven fruits in mineral, gravel, cocoa & coffee w/ a touch of violet & roses
👄 Med body of rich creamy strawberry & raspberry in mocha w/ a black berry tone
🎯 Med+ dry tannic yet still smooth linger of red & black berry fruits
— 6 years ago
Conti Zecca
Bianco Calento IGT
Barbier Brewery from Groningen Holland / Dubbel not filtered. When someone from Groningen wants to express their enthusiasm, they say “Kon minder” = “Could be less”. Fruity beer, nice complexity. Good nightcap. — 7 years ago
Clos Mogador
Clos Nelin Priorat White Blend 2011
We discovered discover this Garnacha Blanca blend during our May 2015 visit to Clos Mogador. Rene's son Rene had us jump in his old SUV and drove us through their steep and rocky hillside vineyards. If you've had their reds and wondered why fennel notes are there, it grows all over their property. After a tour of their vineyards we went back to their patio for a tasting...and what a view. Shown in the photos. We started the tasting with the 2010 Nelin. It was the first time we'd had it. At the time, one of the more unique whites we'd had in a long time. It was bright, fresh, subdued fruity, tangy with amazing crisp minerality. Afterwards, we went to lunch at "Amics" near by Clos Mogador. The best & most original 4 course lunches we had for seventy euros with a bottle of this wine. Great service and unparalleled accommodation. It didn't have a star but it should. The nicest couple from Brazil run it. Tonight's revisit is the 2011 and it's had a little better than 5 years in the bottle. It's definitely changed. It's, more golden now, weightier, thicker, more oily and picked up not quite a petrol quality. The fruits are; peach, apricot, pineapple, lemon & lime juice. Notes of honey, wild fragrant florals, amazing chalky minerality, perfect round acidity and a round, lush finish that we absolutely love. The blend is mostly Garnacha Blanca with some Viognier, Roussanne & Pinot Blanc. Photos of the property, views, and the father & son winemaking team of Rene & Rene Barbier. Producer history & notes...Clos Mogador produces estate bottled wines in Gratallops, Catalonia in the DOQ Priorat. Founded in 1979 by René Barbier III and his wife Isabelle Meyer. With several friends, they began replanting terraces and recuperating old ones to eventually have their first release in 1989 as Clos Mogador. This name comes from a novel written by an aunt named, Élisabeth Barbier called, “Les Gens de Mogador”, “The people of Mogador”; which chronicles the rise and fall of a family from near Avignon in France on an imaginary estate called, Mogador. Clos Mogador is 13 hectares. Six hectares are made of 80 years old Cariñena vines, two hectares of 6 years old Cabernet Sauvignon vines, three hectares of 6 years old Garnacha vines and 2 hectares of 6 year old are Syrah vines. They use mostly organic methods. It is worth knowing that at the winemaking stage, Rene Barbier uses an olive press instead of a normal wine press to extract the juice. This results in an even more intense wine from what are already highly concentrated grapes from low yields. Try the Nelin, it's simply delicious!!! Cheers. — 8 years ago
René Barbier
Petillan Penedés Macabeo-Xarel-lo-Parellada
René Barbier
Mediterranean Catalunya Red Blend
Bottle with Emily at The Olive Tree — 10 years ago
René Barbier i Sara Perez
Dido Montsant Macabeu-Garnatxa Cartoixa Blend 2016
2016 vintage — 7 years ago
Christophe Barbier
Les Cabanes Grenache Blend
Cherry and chocolate — 7 years ago
René Barbier i Sara Perez
Partida Pedrera Priorat Grenache 2014
Rosa 2014 local paring with red skate confit with dehydrated chili pepper and fly fish caviar. — 9 years ago
René Barbier
Brut Reserva Cava Blend
Rosado!! Full and expressive.
My first Cava Rose. — 9 years ago
Christophe Barbier
Les Terres Salées Languedoc White Blend 2013
Ungrafted Bourboulenc, 40 year old vines grown on reclaimed salt marshes near La Clape that need to be flooded each winter to keep the salt from the bottom layers from rising to the top and destroying the vineyard.
Strong oak, yellow cherry, touch rosemary, grapefruit, pomegranate, passion fruit kernels, fir tree.
Med body, med acidity. Oak, cherry, liquorice palate, very long oak, cherry salty finish. Oak, cherry, salmiak liquorice aftertaste. Less oak maybe?? — 10 years ago
Dr. Owen Bargreen
The 2015 Clos Mogador is a absolutely stunning release from this historic Priorat estate. Located in Gratallops, in the heart of the Priorat hills, René Barbier, one of the founders of the Priorat revolution, crafts an incredible blend of 40% Garnacha (lauched from 80 year old vines), 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Syrah and 5% Morvedre, Pinot Noir, and Merlot. This immediately reveals seductive aromas of red cherry preserves, rose petals and roasted figs. On the palate this is ripe and intense, yields bright flavors of orange rind, red cherry and red raspberry with wild thyme and garrigue flavors. Intoxicating and beautifully structured, this beautiful wine will evolve gracefully for many years to come. Drink 2019-2040- 95 — 6 years ago