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| By Jon Rimmerman
Garagiste (4/9/2008)
(EL VELL COSTER Pasanau) Vell Dear Friends, This wine is very hot right now and it’s taken almost a month to secure a few bottles. The El Vell Coster became famous in the collector’s eye a month or so ago (thanks to the WA) and what was already very hard to come by just became more difficult. The 2004 vintage has already been well documented in Spain and this wine combines many secondary and tertiary qualities that set it apart. Trying to play in the L’Ermita crowd at one-fifth the price, it is not mass-distributed and there’s basically no wine to be had (only 100 cases were made). From some of the highest altitude vineyards in Priorat, if you are into the top wines of Spain, this is a good bet to be highly collectable in the years to come: ” EXTREMELY LIMITED - only a few cases for the entire US. This parcel is directly from the source with perfect provenance: 2004 Pasanau “El Vell Coster” Priorat Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Spain9980 |
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| Carignan Blend50% Mourvèdre 30% Carignan 20% GrenacheSpain Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia
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Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world, occupying the majority of the Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate, culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of which a handful have gained international recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and [Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such as Cava, Penedes, Somontano, Galicia, Rueda and Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain can also lay claim to having the most land under vine in the world, growing up to, by some accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which Tempranillo is their most well known. Other popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous [sic] Palomino Fino grape which is used in the production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of the bright, effervescent wines of Galicia, and Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net
Spain is not in the forefront of winemaking for its dessert wines, other than for its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos (when sweetened). But apart from Sherry Spain has a range of styles of dessert wines, ranging from the those made from the Pedro Ximenez grape primarily in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. Some good Moscatels are made in Mallorca, Alicante and Navarre. The northwest corner of Spain, Galicia, with its bitter Atlantic climate, is even making dessert wines, called “Tostadillos” in the village of Ribadivia (similar to France’s “Vin de Paille”). The Canary Islands have made interesting dessert wines for centuries (they are mentioned by Shakespeare, for example) and in recent years the quality of winemaking has been improved and the Canary Islands wines are being better marketed now. The winemaking styles for “Vinos Dulces” are also diverse, from “Late Harvest” (Vendimia Tardía) to “Fortified Wines” (Fermentación Parcial). Based on in-spain.info.Catalunya Map on weinlagen-infoPrioratAbout 100 kilometers from Barcelona, Priorat originated as a distinct recognized wine region in 1932, and was approved in 1954.
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