Somni - Portal Del Priorat Réhoboam

ROBERT PARKER 90 POINTS Wine Advocate 211 Feb 2014 by Luis Gutierrez :
The 2011 Clos del Portal Somni produced exclusively with Carinena and Syrah is still in need of time to absorb the effect of the 14 months the wine spent in French oak barrels that for now take over the show, displaying a balsamic nose of spices, eucalyptus, toasted bread, peat, dark chocolate and leather with hints of Chinese ink, black licorice and wet paint. The palate is much more expressive of the quality of the fruit than the nose and reveals fine-grained tannins, piercing acidity and pure flavors with some balsamic aromas making a comeback in the aftertaste. Drink 2015-2020.

Lawyer Alfredo Arribas has been the name behind Portal del Priorat since 2001. The wines are sourced from the property Clos del Portal, located between the villages of Lloar and Bellmunt. He also produces another Priorat under the Ediciones i-Limitadas label. You will find his wines also in Montsant (Portal del Montsant before, but under his own name now and Ediciones i-Limitadas). More will come in the future, as he has a new biodynamic project in a high-altitude vineyard. Anything with the name of Alfredo Arribas deserves attention, as the great collection of wines from Priorat show.