The 2006 Genium Costers is composed of 50% Carinena, 30% Garnacha, and the balance Merlot and Syrah. It was aged in new French oak for 14 months. Opaque purple in color (the deepest of these three wines), it sports an alluring perfume of pain grille, pencil lead, mineral, underbrush, blueberry, and black cherry. Dense and layered on the palate, it has plenty of savory fruit, spice notes, and enough ripe tannin to evolve for another 5-6 years. It will be at its best from 2014 to 2026.
Importer: Aurelio Cabastrero, Grapes of Spain, Lorton, VA; tel. (571) 642-0343