Toast and chocolate oak notes frame blackberry and plum fruit in this polished red. Supple and lively, with firm tannins and a smoky, spicy finish. Expressive. Carignane, Grenache, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2012. 380 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Priorat Select to Add

Closed and funky out of the bottle, but time allows the wine to round into form. As it does that, oak and coffee aromas emerge from the schisty bouquet, while the palate is mocha-infused and loaded with dark, masculine fruit. Arguably a little woody and resiny, but there’s no challenging the wine’s power, integrity and Priorat character.——M.S.(4/1/2009)—— 89