Press & Media

by Robert Camuto appeared on WineSpectator.com 2018 - 01 The simple life: An Italian oasis, 20 vintages later Marco Casolanetti's beard has grown long and gray, giving him the look of a yogi as he stands in a high vineyard in central Italy's Sant' Egidio valley of stunning greenery, a blue strip of the Adriatic Sea visible in the distance. “It's...

by Sébastien Ladermann appeared on Le Temps CH 2017 - 07 “Com Tu”, a beautiful Catalan wine project Unaffected by the tumult of the world and the vicis- situdes of the times, the vine constitutes a red thread that men and nature have been unwinding since the dawn of time. “Com Tu”, the latest cuvée from the Barbier family,...

by Alexandre Ma and Jean-Baptiste Thial de Bordenave appeared in La Revue du vin de France 2019 - 02 A Catalan Grenache as proud as a pope Unearthed by Alexandre Ma, this 100 96 Grenache cuvée created in 2015 at Clos Mogador is reminiscent in its aromatics of the great Châteauneufs de Rayas. Jean-Baptiste Thial de Bordenave is charmed. Alexandre...

by (nh) appeared in Vinum Magazine 2024 - 09 Carmignano DOCG Tenuta La Farnete Riserva 2020 Tenuta Cantagallo e Le Farnete, Capraia e Limite, Tuscany, Italy A very expressive nose with a clear note of coffee, ripe red berries, salty notes and leather, all very dense and intense. On the palate, it's surprisingly thin at first, then develops on the...

by Alexandre Truffer appeared in Vinum Magazine 2017 - 01 Clos Mogador, Priorat From heat comes finesse “The main difficulty in Priorat lies in the harshness of the climate,” René Barbier explains to the twenty or so aficionados gathered for an exceptional Clos Mogador vertical. “It hardly ever rains, sometimes barely 200 millimeters a...

by Anick Goumaz appeared in Vinum Magazine 2023 - 09 A family business Our meeting with two very different leading wine merchants revealed a surprising commonality: Jean- Daniel Loparco and Romain Escher both left careers in finance to take over the family business. No, nothing at all, no, they have no regrets! When he left finance, it was...

by Sébastien Ladermann appeared in Le Temps CH 2016 - 11 The Priorat Alchemist The excellence of his production has made René Barbier a key figure in the Catalan appellation. Meet the founder of Clos Mogador before his visit to Echandens (VD) on November 24. Quality and quantity rarely go hand in hand. This is also true of wine. Spain, the...

by Alfavin.ch appeared in 2010 - 05 The Wine Saga of Miguel Torres the Catalan Established in 1870 in Villafranca del Penedès, Bodega Miguel Torres has played and continues to play a pioneering role in modern viticulture in Catalonia. Its 800-hectare vineyard does not, however, cover all its needs. Today, Torres wines range from reds such as...