Adventures in Spanish Wine
Garnarcha Blend
La Perla del Priorat ‘Clos les Fites’ Crianza 2003
The problem with long weekends is that you end up trying to fit 5 days of work into 4. I had one of those this week, loads on at work, plus an unexpected trip to Adelaide and the 35+ degree days have made it a fairly slow week for wine tasting. Anyway, I managed to get to this one on Wednesday night when it was a bit cooler. Its a blend of Garnarcha, Crineña and Cabernet Sauvignon from 5 to 30 year old vines. No mention of the oak treatment, but I'd say a mostly older American oak is in use here.
Deep colour in the glass with a generous nose of soot, rocks, mulberry, raspberry, plum and pepper. A touch of sea salt too. Medium bodied and very agreeable in the mouth, nice fruit, dusty tannins, but a bit short on acid. Rich but quite savoury. Plum, raspberry and rosella with musk stick, a bit of bacon and szechwan pepper. Needs a good decant to show its best now, but a very good effort for the 2003 vintage. Drink now or into the cellar for 2 years and drink over the next 5. 91 Pts.
Source: Ce Soir Imports Price: $59 Closure: Conventional Cork
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La Perla del Priorat “Clos Les Fites” 2003
I think is the full name?
GW
Yeah that its, I was being informal.
Have you tried it?
You cheeky so and so.
Yes I have.
GW