Priorat Tour to 3 Small Wineries with Pick-Up Near Your Hotel
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Structure
Drinking window
Best 4 to 12 years from vintage.
vintage4 yrs12 yrs14 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
What it pairs with
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Roast duck with cherries
The wine's bright cherry and iron notes lift and complement duck fat and fruit sauce. -
Lamb chops with mint and garlic
Herb-seasoned grilled lamb harmonises with the wine's mineral and garrigue notes. -
Charcoal-roasted tomatoes with olive oil
Simple Mediterranean roasted tomatoes echo the wine's freshness and mineral purity.
How to serve Les Eres Anfora
Allow 65 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and decant. Open 60 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
- Serve at 14-16°C. Cellar temperature (14-16°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a Burgundy bowl with a wide opening: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Roast duck with cherries, Lamb chops with mint and garlic, Charcoal-roasted tomatoes with olive oil. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Les Eres Anfora was introduced by Celler Joan Simo in 2014 as an experiment in clay-vessel winemaking, using the same old Cariñena vineyard as Les Eres Vinyes Velles but with no wood contact, aiming for maximum terroir transparency.
- 2014: Les Eres Anfora first amphora-aged Cariñena released
Facts
- Producer
- Celler Joan Simo · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Cariñena
- Classification
- DOQ Priorat
- Oak
- Fermented and aged in clay amphora
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- €35-55 at retail
- Drinking window
- 4-12 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2014
Frequently asked about Les Eres Anfora
What does Les Eres Anfora taste like?
Structurally medium-bodied, firm tannins, high acidity with a long finish.
When should I drink Les Eres Anfora?
Drink 4-12 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Les Eres Anfora?
Roast duck with cherries is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Lamb chops with mint and garlic and Charcoal-roasted tomatoes with olive oil. The wine's bright cherry and iron notes lift and complement duck fat and fruit sauce.
What grapes are in Les Eres Anfora?
The blend is Cariñena. The wine is classified as DOQ Priorat.
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