In der Ausgabe 200 von Robert Parkers renommierten Weinmagazin »
The Wine Advocate« bewertet Neal Martin unter anderem auch Weine von
Viticultors Mas d' en Gil. Über den ›
Bellmunt Tinto 2009‹ aus der
D.O.C. Priorato, den er mit 86/100 Punkten bewertet, schreibt er nachfolgend im Original:
„A blend of 60 %
Garnacha, 20 %
Cariñena and 20 %
Cabernet Sauvignon, the ›2009 Bellmunt‹ has a slightly dusty bouquet with tertiary red berry fruit, complemented with time by a scent of warm gravel. The palate is medium-bodied with a slightly coarse entry, but there is decent fruit intensity and fine acidity, the dry chalky finish natural and paradoxically rustic, yet refined. Drink now-2016. When proprietor Pere Rovira escorted us to a viewpoint to survey his unusually large 125-hectare estate located in Bellmunt de Priorat, just as dusk was falling, I could see little in the gloom. Still, it was nice to see the stars come out. Formerly known as Masia Baril until the Rovira family acquired it in 1998, the estate is home to 45 hectares of vine nestled amongst the olive groves and almond trees. Tasting back at the family house with his daughters Marta and Pilar, I found much to admire in their wines, which I felt were suffused with a sense of honesty and refreshing lack of pretension – wine to drink rather than stand back and admire. All vinifications from their multitude of parcels are completed separately and a blind tasting in December allocates „A”, „B” and „C” grades that are the basis from Clos Fonta (their flagship label predominantly old vines), Coma Vella (usually around 20 % from old vines) and entry-level „Bellmunt” blends.”
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