2000 Onix Priorat

[stevebody]

Must have been a bad bottle. That wine is an absolute crowd-pleaser. There's another little goodie from Priorat that I've fallen hard for, the Mas Igneus Barranc dels Closos, Garnacha and Carignane, medium bodied, sweet spices, black cherries, lavender, graphite, and clay. Priced about the same as the Onix, around $9.

We've had a Spanihs special running for the past 30 days or so and some other lovelies came to light:

Capcanes' Mas Donis Tarragona is the best I've ever tasted from that wine. Gorgeous, dark, and jazzy.

Finca Antigua Tempranillo, from Jesus Martinez-Bujanda, is killer Temp at a ridiculous price, about $6. Ditto for the Marques de Grinon Durius Tempranillo at about $6. Both warm, spicy, nicely structured and READY.

Joan D'Anguera Planeta at about $11 is a big, black, Syrah-laced beauty that breathes like an Olympic swimmer and shows flavors upon flavors (I swtopped counting at about 15) It's got EXCELLENT balance and a surprising delicacy. A freakin' stately wine.