The 2008 Onix Evolucio is a blend of 50% Carinena, 40% Garnacha, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 12 months in new French oak. An alluring bouquet of liquid minerals, exotic spices, lavender, incense, black cherry, and black plum jump from the glass of this layered, loaded, succulent offering. Nicely proportioned and with excellent volume, this lengthy Priorat will evolve for 1-2 years and deliver prime drinking from 2013 to 2023. Vinicola del Priorat is a cooperative with 45 growers that produces 18,000 cases annually at an exceptionally high level of quality. For a good many years the Onix Classic has been many Spanish wine enthusiast’s introduction to Priorat.Importer: The Artisan Collection, Brooklyn, NY; tel. (718) 596-0722