Rene Barbier-Sara Perez Gratallops Partida Bellvisos 2019 [WA 96]

Wine Advocate 96 points

I tasted two vintages of the red produced with a majority of Cariñena and a part of Garnacha Peluda, which has a different character from Garnacha Tinta and something reminiscent of Cariñena. The 2019 Gratallops Vi de Vila Partida Bellvisos is a wine that distills the rustic character of the Priorat landscape but seems to be able to extract that character in a wine that has finesse, like it was put through a sieve that let the character in but stopped the larger, more rustic particles. It transported me to the character of the Priorat reds from the turn of this century, with the wet slate aromas and the lifted sensation. It has a medium-bodied palate with abundant, slightly dusty tannins, and it's spicy and tasty. There's more definition here than in the 2020 that I tasted next to it. LG May 2025.