We just tasted the 2002 and bought the remaining inventory. Soft and supple and way under-priced!!
The 2001 from the Wine Advocate (93 pts.):
The superb 2001 Clos d'Englora AV 14 was fashioned from a blend of 35% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Tempranillo, and 10% old vine Carignan, and spent nearly 28 months in French, American, and Hungarian oak. A huge floral perfume reveals notions of blueberries, graphite, black raspberries, and minerals. Powerful, complex, full-bodied flavors cascade over the palate with purity, elegance, and symmetry. This stunning wine will be even better with another 1-2 years of bottle age, and should last for 6-10 years.
Winery Notes:
Useful information: The Clos Englora AV14 is not submitted to any finning treatment, neither stabilization nor filtration. 86% of the barrels used in the aging process come from the Allier, Tronçais and Centre French forests and the remaining 14% from the American Oaks of Tenesse area. The toast degrees are 92% medium, 5% medium plus and the remaining 3% high toast. The barrels age is 0 and 1 year. The grapes for this elaboration come from aged vineyards: 70 years old Grenache, 50 years old Carignen and about 25 years old the remaining varieties. The yield per hectare is very low: 0.5 kg per plant in Grenache and Carignen 1.5 – 2 kg in the rest of varieties. Regarding the culture works, very strict winter and spring prunnings have been conducted along with a 30% clusters´s clear up during summer season to increase the grapes quality. |