Celler de l'Encastell Marge, Priorat DOCa, Spain

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The 2015 Marge is a blend of 50% Garnacha with 40% split between Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, and 10% Cari?ena that fermented in stainless steel (including malolactic) and matured in 50/50 American and French oak barrels for 12 months. It has a lactic and creamy note intermixed with aromas of ripe fruit and spices. This is the lightest and most approachable wine in the portfolio, following the ripe and concentrated house style. 20,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2017.

The 2014 Marge is a blend of 50% Garnacha, 40% between Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, and 10% Cari?ena from their vineyards in Porrera fermented in stainless steel (including malolactic) and matured in 50/50 American and French oak barrels for one year. It showed good freshness and fruit-forward aromas of ripe berries with moderate influence from the oak. The palate revealed ripe flavors and a fine texture provided by the tannins. Quite approachable within the house style. There are 20,000 bottles produced.

From hillside vineyards in another section of Priorat, called Porrera, the 2013 Marge is a blend of 50% Grenache, 20% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Carignan and 5% Syrah aged eight months in a combination of French and American oak. The year 2013 was considered a great vintage in Priorat, which is not the case in many other areas of Spain and France. This wine, the 2013 Marge, has stunning richness, a deep ruby/purple color, loads of blueberry, black raspberry and black cherry fruit, crushed rock, and again, a floral notes that are so obvious in many Priorats. The dense, ruby/purple colored wine offers up plenty of intensity and richness and should drink well for another 4-6 years.

The beautiful, soft, elegant, seductive 2012 Marge is a blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah aged eight months in 225-liter French and American oak. Uncommonly elegant, with lots of minerality as well as beautiful purity and a lovely texture and richness, it should be enjoyed over the next 4-5 years. Importer: European Cellars - Eric Solomon Selections, Charlotte, NC; tel. (704) 358-1565; www.europeancellars.com

Celler de L’Encastell’s 2009 Marge is made up of 60% Garnacha with the balance Syrah, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 8 months in French and American oak. Dense purple in color, it delivers an enticing nose of licorice, liquid minerality, lavender, incense, and black cherry. Round, intense, and layered on the palate, it is likely to unwind for another 2-3 years and deliver prime drinking from 2013 to 2021. Importer: Eric Solomon Selections, Charlotte, NC; tel. (704) 358-1565