Casa Gran del Siurana Cruor, Priorat DOCa, Spain

舒娜酒莊克魯奧紅葡萄酒

點擊次數(shù)：4955

The 2006 Gran Cruor is made up of 80% Syrah and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Dense purple in color, it is slightly muted aromatically but does reveal notes of pain grille, pencil lead, game, blueberry, and pepper. It is a more forward wine than its siblings and can be approached now although it will evolve with 1-2 more years of cellaring. Casa Gran del Siurana is the Priorat project of Emporda’s Castillo Perelada. The name comes from a farmhouse known as La Casa Gran located on the outskirts of the Priorat village of Bellmunt on the banks of the river Siurana. There are three levels of Priorat wines beginning with the entry tier GR-174. The middle tier of Casa Gran del Siurana is called Cruor, made up of 30% Garnacha, 20% Syrah, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Carinena, and 10% Merlot (all of the permissible grapes of the Priorat DO). The wine is aged for 14 months in 50% new French oak. The top-tier Gran Cruor gives a starring role to the Syrah grape, unusual in a region where old-vine Garnacha and Carinena usually get top-billing. Unlike the GR-174 and Cruor wines, the blends and elevage vary from year to year.Importer: Perelada USA; www.pereladausa.com

The 2006 Cruor offers up restrained toast and spice notes leading to an elegantly styled wine with savory flavors and a lengthy, seamless finish. Drink this tasty effort over the next 6-8 years. The 2004 Cruor stands head and shoulders above its siblings. It was a superb vintage in Priorat and this wine reflects the ideal conditions of the growing season. It offers up the most expressive aromatics, a kinky concoction of herbs, tar, tapenade, and black cherry. Dense, rich, full-bodied, and multi-dimensional, this lengthy wine tastes like a Priorat selling for three times the price. Casa Gran del Siurana is the Priorat project of Emporda’s Castillo Perelada. The name comes from a farmhouse known as La Casa Gran located on the outskirts of the Priorat village of Bellmunt on the banks of the river Siurana. There are three levels of Priorat wines beginning with the entry tier GR-174. The middle tier of Casa Gran del Siurana is called Cruor, made up of 30% Garnacha, 20% Syrah, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Carinena, and 10% Merlot (all of the permissible grapes of the Priorat DO). The wine is aged for 14 months in 50% new French oak. The top-tier Gran Cruor gives a starring role to the Syrah grape, unusual in a region where old-vine Garnacha and Carinena usually get top-billing. Unlike the GR-174 and Cruor wines, the blends and elevage vary from year to year. Importer: Perelada USA; www.pereladausa.com

Soft, sweet and jammy aromas are easy to like and precede a chunky, soft and creamy palate with robust flavors of sweet black fruits and plum. The finish is creamy and thick, with jammy richness. A simple, friendly and very likable style of Priorat to drink now through 2013. ——M.S.(10/1/2011)—— 90