2021 Clos Mogador Manyetes Priorat Tinto

Manyetes is Clos Mogador’s most unapologetically raw and powerful wine - a deep dive into Priorat’s dramatic landscape. Sourced from an intensely warm, black slate vineyard planted to Cariñena, it has always been a wine of sheer force. But with the 2021 vintage, René Barbier Jr. has taken a new approach, dialling back extraction and incorporating whole clusters to preserve energy and finesse.

Harvested in two passes to balance ripeness and acidity, the wine is now partly aged in amphora alongside old foudres, reducing oak influence and amplifying its striking mineral core. The result? A wine that still carries the dark, iron-rich soul of Priorat but with a newfound tension and freshness - earthy, structured, and deeply evocative of the rugged terroir.

This is Priorat at its most elemental, a wine that feels as much about the land as it does the fruit. Manyetes has always been a bold expression of Cariñena, but in 2021, it steps into a more refined, more compelling future.

98 points
"It has notes of blood, iron, and soil, achieving balance while keeping its distinct personality. A fresh, tomato vine-like note emerges with time in the glass. One-third of the wine matured in amphorae, and the rest in an old foudre, minimizing oak influence... A new Manyetes."
- Luis Gutiérrez (The Wine Advocate)