Joan Simo Les Eres Vinyes Velles, Priorat DOCa, Spain

瓊·西莫酒莊埃雷斯老藤紅葡萄酒

點擊次數(shù)：1828

Proprietor Gerard Batllevell’s top offering is the 200-case cuvee of 2003 Les Eres Vinya Velles, a blend of 95-year-old Carignan (30%), 85-year-old Grenache (55%), and 25-year-old Cabernet Sauvignon (15%). Fermented in barrel and aged 16 months in primarily new French oak, it is a still young, primary, backward wine revealing an inky/purple color as well as plenty of sweet black raspberry fruit intermixed with creme de cassis, smoke, graphite, and crushed rocks. Boasting superb intensity, moderately high tannin, and a medium to full-bodied, persistent palate, it should drink well for 10-12 years or longer.

This muscular red is vibrant and compelling, showing vivid flavors of dried cherry, dark chocolate, licorice and smoke. A slight earthiness and heat from alcohol give it a rustic character, but that just adds to the appeal. Best from 2007 through 2013. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 200 cases imported.??–TM??Region: Spain / Priorat Select to Add