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Tasting note
- Colour & appearance
- Deep purple with a violet rim and an opaque core – clear, glossy and dense in the glass.
- Nose
- Profound and remarkably open for its youth: dark berries, lingonberry and cranberry, alongside dried and stewed black cherries. Behind them lie black tea, a hint of gently smoked duck breast, cocoa beans and a touch of amaretto – a bouquet that continually rearranges itself with air.
- Palate
- Rich dark-berry fruit, resolutely dry, with firm, still youthful tannins. A lively acidity gives structure and freedom of movement to the powerful body. Be sure to open or decant early – with air, this untamed power settles into harmony.
- Finish
- Long, dark and spicy; fruit, fine dark chocolate and a cool, mineral aftertaste linger on the palate.
- Terroir & origin
- Gratallops, in the heart of Priorat: steep terraces on Llicorella slate, surrounded by forest. For Laurel, the vineyard sites of Aubagues and Socarrats supply the grapes – that slate terroir which lends the wine its purist minerality.
- Grape varieties & vinification
- A cuvée predominantly of Garnacha, complemented by Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Maturation takes place in used wood and amphorae; 14.0% ABV, dry.
- Food recommendations
- Braised veal shoulder with Brussels sprouts and potato gratin, lamb merguez with mojo rojo and sweet potato chips or – for a vegetarian option – chestnut Spätzle with roasted pumpkin and caramelised onion melt. Dark, roasted aromas are its natural domain.
- Special features
- Daphne Glorian, alongside René Barbier and Álvaro Palacios, forms the pioneering trio of modern Priorat; the estate has been farmed biodynamically since 2004. Laurel – named after the English translation of her first name – is the more accessible second wine beside the legendary Clos Erasmus: dark fruit, cool elegance, pure slate minerality. A Priorat that truly expresses its origins.
