Salanques: Poured into a decanter several hours prior and returned to the bottle just before dinner. The 2007 “Salanques” pours, a deep garnet color with a near opaque, core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and slightly desiccated red and dark fruits, red cherries, blackberries, dried red flowers, well-oiled leather, rocky minerals, light baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin (that is mostly integrated) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. Showing remarkable elegance; this is a delicious, gorgeous Priorat that is currently firing on all cylinders. A lovely pairing with paella a variety of traditional Spanish tapas. Drink now and over the next 10 years. — a month ago
Deep garnet. Black currant, berry and cherry. Violet. Spices. Robust structure. Tannin, but aged. Vina alverdi reserva La rioja alta 18 @5500, AD, 240921 — 6 days ago
Medium-deep ruby-garnet color.
Aromas of baked cherry, tomato leaf.
Dry. Flavors of dried cherry, tomato leaf, roasted herbs, spices, floral. Medium-rich, velvety tannins. Beautiful!
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 4/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 5/5 — 10 days ago
Rich, chocolate covered cherries, good acidity, good herbal (anise) tannins
At the Sociedad Gastronomico Jarauta 79 — 14 days ago
Nose: some candy. Port like ? Candied blackberry.
Palate: sweet candied blackberry. Some spice. — 3 days ago
Selfridges / yiwen - 2018 choc, sweet, tanning okay, new world cab, smell good, — 2 days ago
What a winner! Fresh and lonely and such a clean mineral finish! Paired it with a beer, carrot and pomegranate salad, and also with shrimp and grits. Worked great with both. — 19 days ago
Peter van den Besselaar
Vintage 2019 | coffee, tobacco, raspberry, tannins, cedar, licorice. Fine effort. — 8 days ago