Mas Mallola, Priorat 2005

Deep red.

Intense shoe polish, oak spice/nut/sulfide and deep black fruit nose.

Deep and sweet textural impression, immediately tempered by strong, cheek-coating acidity and moderate tannin. Another wine where structure and flavor ride on two different tracks. Weaving in and out. Taut.

I'd guess this is dominated by Carignan.

Day 3 - Mellow nose now - spice, shoe polish, pepper and black fruit. Acidity hits later and softer. Deep, sweet black and red fruit impression. "Minerally" finish.

Very good stuff.

$40