THE PRODUCER
Rene Barbier was one of the original proponents for the revival of Priorat. He
and friend Alvaro Palacios purchased vineyards with the belief that “there’s
gold in them there hills”, convincing several others to follow suit. Time - plus
hard work and investment - has proved them correct, and the finest wines of
Priorat today sit among the brightest stars of international wines.

Barbier’s first vintage was 1989 and within a few years have garnered
international notice for his small production of Clos Mogador, and wine buyers
beat a path to his door, often discovering other fine producers when nothing was
available chez Barbier. The production has expanded to include a white wine
called “Nelin” (a blend of Garnacha Blanca, Macabeu and Escanyanelles) and reds
from neighbouring Monstant labelled “Espectacle” and “COM TU”.

The estate produces two “grand cru” wines – Clos Mogador and Clos Manyetes –
both different but pre-eminent examples of this outstanding terroir. Clos
Mogador is a blend of Garnacha, Carinena, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah while the
less renowned, and more traditional Clos Manyetes - from a separate vineyard -
is up to 90% Carinena the balance Garnacha. Both are made in small quantities,
both in great demand.

THE WINE

Clos Mogador is the estate’s flagship wine and sourced from 20 hectares of
vineyards at approximately 250 meters altitude. A blend of Grenache and Carignan
mainly, but complemented with Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine is allowed
to age in carefully selected French oak barrels for 18 months until the perfect
maturity has been reached.

Clos Mogador was the first wine in all of Spain to be awarded the prestigious
‘Vi de Finca’ qualification; a qualification which certifies that all grape
material used to make this wine over the past five years minimum has been
sourced from the Clos Mogador single vineyard; it is also awarded to a wine
which has received international acclaim for minimum the past 10 years. Clos
Mogador is one of Spain and the world’s absolute best wines, with a truly
exceptional purity, complexity, concentration, and balance.

INFORMATION
Type:RedVintage:2015Country:SpainRegion:CataloniaSub region:PrioratGrape:45%
Grenache, 29% Carignan, 16% Syrah & 10% Cabernet SauvignonStyle:Bold and
structuredSweetness:DryABV:15%Drinking window:2019 - 2040Size:750mlFood match:
Lamb

CRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.