2009, if you can't tell.
Wanting to learn more about the grenache/garnacha grape led me to Priorata and this wine. Opened yesterday, mostly tasted today, I can tell the wine has softened quite a bit and is all the better for it. Candied nuts, black pepper, black cherry and black licorice, lavender, fig and some gravelly notes on the nose. And, as my girlfriend says, "Everything in the nose is dried".
Much more earthiness on the palate but with some full bursting red and black fruits. The finish lingers wonderfully and is well balanced, but that may be due to it having time to develop in the bottle after opening. I probably would've gone less for this yesterday, but I'll be damned if this isn't a pretty great wine today.
2009, if you can't tell.
Wanting to learn more about the grenache/garnacha grape led me to Priorata and this wine. Opened yesterday, mostly tasted today, I can tell the wine has softened quite a bit and is all the better for it. Candied nuts, black pepper, black cherry and black licorice, lavender, fig and some gravelly notes on the nose. And, as my girlfriend says, "Everything in the nose is dried".
Much more earthiness on the palate but with some full bursting red and black fruits. The finish lingers wonderfully and is well balanced, but that may be due to it having time to develop in the bottle after opening. I probably would've gone less for this yesterday, but I'll be damned if this isn't a pretty great wine today.
May 19th, 2015
Vila. Tast 1989-2019: 30 anys d'Història del Priorat Modern. Magnum. 50% Carinyena, 45% Garnatxa, 5% Merlot. 285,00.
06.05.19
Vila. Tast 1989-2019: 30 anys d'Història del Priorat Modern. Magnum. 50% Carinyena, 45% Garnatxa, 5% Merlot. 285,00.
06.05.19
May 7th, 2019
Priorat, Catalunya, Spain
