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TN: 99 Alvaro Palacios L`Ermita Priorato

I have to admit, I really don't have much experience with Catalonian (or is it Catalan?) wines, but after this one....really deep purple, nose is very concentrated - cinnamon, raspberries, cassis. On palate velvet texture, red berries, cherry brandy, maybe hint of smoke. Tobacco finish. Difficult to extract all these aromas, very complex, and rich - the word "royal" comes in mind. Cultivated, ripe tannins. Had it as escort of Spanish ripe cheese platter, but I guess it would go well with game. Could someone help with varieties? In my opinion it's mostly Garnacha and some Cab, but it might be something else also in there.

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T. Autischer
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"T. Autischer" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@6g2000cwy.googlegroups.com:

Interesting. I loved Valandraud '95. I think I scored it about 95 points and thought it was magnificent. But this was on a blind tasting with other

40 wines to be tasted in two hours time. A bottle was split in 20 glasses so there was not a big amount of wine to be enjoyed.

Now, I can understand that blind tasting and drinking are very different things and many times, wines that do not shine in a blind tasting can be enjoyed more than others that have too much of everything. As is the case with Priorats.

Best,

S.

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Santiago

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