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- Drew - 07-11-2009
65% Garnacha, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Syrah.
Really tasty, complex Priorat. Color is deep, concentrated purple. Nose of black fruit and violet with hints of vanilla. Black fruit, black raspberry, dark cherry and plum flavors with hints of clove and dark chocolate on the long finish. Very enjoyable and another victim of the economy. Purchased at $56 per six pack (or $9.33 per bottle for those without fingers and toes)...bought several. 14% Alc/vol.
Drew
- Thomas - 07-11-2009
Drew,
I've been sparsely on the board over the past couple of years so I lost the segue, but when did you move over to the intense dark fruit-vanilla milkshake style of wine?
Serious question. I remember past posts of yours that complained about Australian wines with such characteristics as this Priorat.
- Drew - 07-11-2009
Actually this wine is nothing like most Oz wines which I buy very little of these days. Think more along the lines of dark fruit, strong flavors with minerality and a kiss of oak vs. the dark, jammy fruit, blueberry and coconut Oz wines that display an abundant sweetness which are served as cocktail wines. This Priorat, which I would describe as a cold weather, hearty wine, also food friendly, is well put together. Now, that said, let me describe myself. I've always been lured to wines that display intense flavors, which really describes me as a person. Intense occupation, home decor, art, cooking style, performance perfection driven, emotionally complex person, sometimes over the top I'm told [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]. Even my leisure activities lean towards intensity rather than relaxing and refreshing. I like my wines, overall, in my face but sincere and solid like an exotic, natural, beautiful woman sans make-up. Dark haired, olive toned beauties with blue eyes, which I married by the way. Athletic, strong and independent but oozing femininity at the same time. I don't like phony, circus wines which taste manipulated like the Oz wines which are imported into the States have become.
Drew
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- winoweenie - 07-11-2009
" Sometimes over the top"....Sometimes??????? That's like saying Tiger hits the ball pretty well............ Sometimes! [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img]
(giggle, snort)WW
- Thomas - 07-12-2009
Well, I want to hear more about your wife... [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img]
Thanks, Drew, Great descriptions of the wines and yourself.
I have an image of you bungi-jumping, but to make it intense, you forgo the bungi chord...
I agree about the manipulated wines of Oz and many parts of California (and now Europe, too).
Is that bungi or bungee, or bunjee, or what? How does one spell that word? Dictionary says bungee. They all look weird to me.
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- VouvrayHead - 07-12-2009
Speaking of manipulation, anyone been following the 31 days of "natural wine" on saignee? Many very interesting posts:
http://saignee.wordpress.com/
- Drew - 01-30-2010
Popped another last night and gonna have to let the rest sit for a long while. Still very nice but a TON of very fine grained tannins showing mid palate through the finish sorta shuts the wine down.
Drew