Clos Erasmus 1993PrioratLevels: bottom neck or better8 bottles
per lotType: Red Wine
Grape Varietal: Grenache
Country: Spain
Region: Priorat
Richard's Pick After a long train ride, Noah and I were offered a glass of red wine upon arriving at consignor’s home and was asked to identify the wine. My first impression was a fairly mature and rustic wine. More importantly, that the bottle was in excellent shape and storage was pristine. Upon revealing that it was a bottle of Clos Erasmus 1993, it all made sense. What was once a rich, concentrated, and oaky wine has now matured into an elegant wine with a touch of rusticity.
Click here to learn more about Richard YoungABOUT THE WINEWith only 10 hectares, owner Daphne Glorian has seen tremendous success wit her vineyard. In 2004 her wine received a score of 100 by Robert Parker, showing the amout of potential for the vineyard. Its now know around the world as a fine Spanish wine and is commited ot producing only biodynamic wines. Clos Erasmus is made from 80% Grenach and 20% Syrah. It is then fermened in oak barrels and aged for 20 months in 40% new French oak and needs to age for several year before its prime. The region of Priorat remained unoticed until the 1990s when it became an important and well known wine region of Spain.