Community Tasting Note

forceberry wrote:

Saturday, February 13, 2021 - A blend of Garnacha (50%), Cariñena (25%), Cabernet Sauvignon (15%) and Syrah (10%). 14,5% alcohol.

Developed, almost fully opaque blackish red color. Brooding, dark-toned and rather extracted nose with aromas of ripe dark fruits, some vanilla, light milk chocolate tones, a little bit of sweet forest fruits, a hint of savory wood spice and a touch of allspice. The wine is ripe, weighty and extracted on the palate with a full body and lush, slightly sweet-toned flavors of dark plummy fruits, cocoa oak, some allspice, light coffee chocolate tones, a little bit of developed syrupy character, a hint of overripe grapey fruit and a touch of wizened figs. The overall feel is somewhat warm, rather chewy and quite muscular, thanks to the ample and rather grippy tannins. The acidity feels rather modest, but I suppose it's just the huge body that is overwhelming the acid structure and the underlying acidity is higher than how it feels. The finish is dense, chewy and moderately grippy with some alcohol warmth and rather sweet-toned flavors of chocolatey mocha oak, some plums turning to prunes, a little bit of vanilla, light evolved syrupy tones, a hint of boysenberry jam and a touch of sugary coffee.

A rather huge and ponderous wine that is super big with extra all. In that sense, this feels like archetypal Priorat. If you are looking for ridiculously ripe, monolithic blockbusters when purchasing Priorats, this wine definitely doesn't disappoint. However, it seems age hasn't granted the wine much (if any) sense of finesse. The fruit has started to dry up and become pruney, but the wine is still massively big and heavy and the rather overdone chocolatey oak hasn't budged one bit. It feels like this wine won't become any more elegant or less oaky with age; it will just turn raisiny and then fall apart. It's not really a bad wine, just an antithesis to what I enjoy in an aged wine. Actually I can imagine it is probably quite good if you like huge, oaked reds with some age. I really don't, so you can take my rating with a pinch of salt. Feels somewhat overpriced for the quality at 34,90€.

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