Mogador 1998 Priorat (Spain)

Purple/red.

Grilled meat, shoe polish, earth/truffle, cherry jam aromatics. Another wine that could be confused with Amarone.

Intense cherry flavor and acid/tannin synergy immediately (not like Amarone). Big, chewy, tannic structure kicks in on the finish. This was opened 5 hours ago - definitely more giving in the mouth then. This will always be tannic, I think, but will drink well for 6-10 more years with dead animal/roasted potato action.

Day 2 - Nose a bit muddled, palate is extremely intense. Huge, driving, black fruit and oak spice sweetness, met immediately by Priorat specific acid/tannin synergy. The chew coats the front teeth. I often think of certain Paso Robles wines as Priorat-like, but they lack the tannic backbone/chew of Priorat. Fruit-sweetness is one thing. It is an entirely different order of magnitude to bring a matching structural counterpoint.

$45 on release