Tonight I had yet another absolutely delicious Spanish wine, this time from Montsant. One thing that I have really noticed about good Spanish wine is that it has an incredible ability to have intriguing terrior driven notes to please any serious wine drinker. Yet it remains so utterly drinkable and delicious that it is near impossible for anyone not to back for another glass. I suppose this is part of the Spanish wine philosophy to make something more casual for everyday enjoyment. The interesting thing is that with the quality of Spanish wines these days they are getting that ease of drinkability while at the same time making some of the most nuanced and complex wines around. Spanish wine price have certainly not caught up to the value in the bottle, I think now is a great time to rediscover all that Spanish wine has to offer.
Celler de Capcanes - Mas Donis Barrica Old Vines - 2007 - Montsant- Spain
This wine from Celler de Capcanes is made from 85% Grenache grapes ranging from 8 - 40 years old and 15% Syrah grapes which are 10-15 years of age. The vines are grown 150-450 m above sea level in alluvial soils at the lower altitudes and poor mineral based stony soils with granite and slate at the higher altitudes. Harvest is done manually from early September to mid October with a yield of 40-50 Hl per Ha. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at 27-29 degrees Celsius each variety done separately. They were macerated for 8-12 days and underwent full malolactic fermentation in their tanks.They were naturally cold stabilized, lightly fined and filtered, and placed into new and up to 5 year old French and American oak barriques (light-medium toasted) and aged for 9 months. After this the two separate varieties were blended together in stainless steel and left for 3 months before bottling. As a side note the front label of this wine is absolutely beautiful and very well done, it would catch anyone's eye.
Dark purple in colour with a ruby red rim this wine has an absolutely delicious nose. Notes of sweet blackberry liqueur, spice box, mineral, ripe raspberry, and liquorice pervade the senses in a not too subtle but not too showy fashion. In the mouth this wine defines deliciousness with notes of sweet black fruit, spice and a spine of earthen depth. It is medium-full bodied ripe and round which make it a pleasure to swish around in your mouth. The wine finishes with great subtle notes of spice cupboard, fruit and an earthy funk. This wine really does define delicious, yet it has those intriguing earthy notes that would fascinate any wine fan. This is a wine you could drink all night long and never be tired of. Really, really tasty stuff. Very Good+
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