The 2009 Kyrie is a blend of 35% Garnacha Blanca, 30% Macabeo, 30% Xarello and 5% Moscatel, raised entirely in new oak for six or seven months. It has an intriguing bouquet of honeysuckle, jasmine and chalk dust, all with fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with a waxy textured entry, resin flavours instead of fruit, touches of fresh ginger, dried apricot and a hint of lemongrass leading to a weighty, almost Southern Rhone-like finish that is dry and nicely focused. Drink now-2016+. Carles Pastrana was one of the pioneers of Priorat’s renaissance in the 1980s, when viticulture hung by a 700-hectare thread. Alongside Alvaro Palacios and Rene Barbier, Pastrana bottled his first vintage in 1989. His aim is to express the terroir in accordance with the vintage, to reflect its vagaries by always using the same blend of grape varieties year after year, while all his wines are unfiltered. The flagship Clos de l’Obac is one of Priorat’s longest serving wines although I somehow felt that the Bordeaux grape varieties did not quite “gel” with the Rhone. Importer: Vinea Imports, Seattle, WA; tel. (206) 313-4994; Mono Verde Imports; www.monoverdeimports.com; and Obac Imports; no telephone number available.