It’s been over six months since the last post, and having had my credit card automatically debited again for the minimum WordPress subscription, it’s probably best to actually write something. This bottle was one of two left in the stash from a bargain mixed six pack once offered by a favourite importer, aptly named The Spanish Acquisition. It was when Covid hit and lock downs made it very difficult to stay in business. Without their generous offers, I may have never discovered how good are recent versions of Priorat. Made from pure Carignan or Carinyena in Spanish or Samsó in Catalan, this single village wine is so very much of place. Odd they put the Spanish name for the variety on the label but then write something in the local Catalan which amplifies my language confusion. Carignan can ripen to 14.5% in Priorat but still stay so fresh and full of bounce. Still some purple red in both colour and flavour. Dark red cherries, rich cocoa and that unmistakable sooty old fireplace thing that those llicorella stony soils seem to bring. Lovely build of fruit and that mineral, er…slate or something, freshness drives on and on till the bottle’s gone. Don’t really want to go back to the dark and quiet days of lock downs but wish I’d ordered a few more.
14.5% alcohol. Cork. Bargain and good to see TSA still going strong.
94 points.
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