Ferrer Bobet
Vinyes Velles 2014
Priorat, Spain
Ferrer Bobet Vinyes Velles Priorat 2014 is a blend of Carignane (70%) and Grenache (30%), from hundred year old vines in some of the best steep slate hillside and terraced vineyards in Priorat. Though the “second wine” of Ferrer Bobet, the initial 2005 release put Ferrer Bobet on the wine world map. Two of the most important publications in Spain named it their wine of the year, and accolades came pouring in from Russia, the UK and the US. It launched the Ferrer Bobet mission of creating wines of elegance and purity, and the message has resonated.
VINEYARD
The vineyards are managed in a way fundamental to the philosophy of Ferrer Bobet: the development of a strict organic viticulture which completely excludes the use of insecticides, fungicides and herbicides. The grapes grow on vineyard sites with steep terraces and hillsides. Grapes are picked by hand into small 10kg bins, and selected berry by berry on a double sorting table before being transferred to tanks by gravity.
WINEMAKING
Fermentation takes place in 15 and 30 Hl wooden and stainless steel tanks, with malolactic fermentation and aging in fine-grained, lightly toasted new French oak barrels for 18 months. Bottling is unfined and unfiltered, and the wine is bottle aged for a minimum of 11 months.
Color
Red
Appellation
Priorat, Spain
Suggested Retail Price
$64.00
Reviews
"Crème de la crème in the vintage"
Jeb Dunnuck - August 8, 2018 "The 2014 Vinyes Velles is a beautiful wine, and certainly up with the crème de la crème in the vintage. Based on 70% Carinyana and 30% Garnacha aged 15 months in French oak, it sports a crazy purple color as well as sensational notes of plums, liquid violets, blackberries, graphite, and a damp earth-like minerality. This full-bodied, incredibly pure Priorat has integrated acidity, a sexy, layered texture, no hard edges, and a great, great finish. It’s an awesome expression of Carinyana to enjoy over the coming decade."
"Focused, energetic and alluring"
Wine Spectator - October 29, 2019 "The tender texture masks serious density and a deep core of black cherry, red plum and mountain herb flavors. Well-integrated tannins and fresh but discreet acidity give this tensile strength. Focused, energetic and alluring. Drink now through 2024."
"Power and elegance"
Wine Advocate - October 29, 2019 "The 2014 Vinyes Velles, which means "old vines" in the Catalan language, is a blend of 70% Cariñena and 30% Garnacha from vines planted on slopes ("costers") and terraces, mostly facing northeast. It fermented in stainless steel and oak vats and aged in French oak barriques for 15 months. It is harmonious, ripe without excess, nuanced and balanced, with power and elegance and nicely integrated oak. It's textured and shows intense flavors, with good depth and a backbone of fresh acidity that lifts it up. It was bottled unfiltered and unfined in April 2016."
"Seamless and precise"
Vinous - May 11, 2020 "Deep, brilliant violet color. Mineral-accented dark berry liqueur, incense and spicecake aromas are complemented by suggestions of mocha, licorice and candied violet. Seamless and precise on the palate, showing impressive depth to its sweet, mineral-inflected blackberry, cherry-vanilla, cola, spicecake and violet pastille flavors. The mineral quality carries emphatically through a youthfully tannic, impressively persistent finish that echoes the floral and spice notes."
"Luscious but focused"
James Suckling - May 11, 2020 "Super dark-coloured with deep and dense plum and mulberry fruit that is framed in smooth old vine tannins. Good balance. Luscious but focused. Beautiful as always."
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Priorat
Priorat, Spain
Ferrer Bobet Priorat is the second vintage of a Priorat produced primarily from Ferrer Bobet’s own vineyards. It fulfills the vision of elegance, freshness and detail that were the reasons for starting the estate. It is a Carignan based blend, based on low vigor and high quality rootstocks and clones, aiming for perfectly balanced vines.
Selecció Especial
Selecció Especial Vinyes Velles is 100% Carignane from hundred year old vines in some of the best vineyards in Priorat, in one of the coolest, steepest and highest elevations of the appellation, factors which contribute to optimal phenolic ripeness and help preserve flavors and acidity. A wine of truly profound fruit and minerality.
