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Friday, August 27, 2021 - Enjoyed at a Chaine dinner in Charlotte NC and paired beautifully with a dish of shaved lamb. Opened in the bottle about 2 hours before serving, not decanted. This wine takes a long time to mature and this vintage is now in a mature drinking window and truly firing on all cylinders. A very interesting Priorat blend, 40% Carinena and 10% Garnatxa which are the backbone of traditional Priorat winemaking with additional less traditional Rhone and Bdx grapes added (25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 5% Syrah) making this a Super Priorat in the same sense that Super Tuscans are Super Tuscans by the addition of non-traditional grapes. This is very Old World and made in a reductive style as a collaboration between the Vall Llach estate and surrounding smaller farms that grow old vine grapes. Very dark purple in color, almost squid ink like, with a warm fruity nose and a lighter interesting minty or almost clove note. Very well balanced, fully integrated, oak mostly gone but balanced tannins still present and a long beautiful lingering aftertaste. On the flavor profile the carignan and merlot dominate with a surprising amount of fruit initially present followed in the mid- and late palates by more terroir driven earthier notes with clove also distinctly present. Highly recommend this and this wine is a very good QPR ratio. Has a good 5-10 years left so no hurry but also at peak and probably no further upside in additional cellaring.

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