Mas del Camperol 2002

SWIC Score: 92 (IFS)

Tasting notes: Black cherry, toast bread, mineral, tasty, elegant.

Available: ON (VINTAGES 237602 – $45.00)

Winery: Celler Mas Garrian

Region: D.O.Q. Priorat (Catalunya)

Varieties: 30% Garnatxa, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Carinyena, 15% Syrah.

Ageing: 13 months in new French oak

Alcohol level: 14.50% alc./vol.

Produced in a natural way by winemaker Josep Garriga at his traditional country house in the municipality of El Molar, this Mas del Camperol 2002 was one of the best Priorats for this vintage. Its balance and elegance makes it easier to drink than other wines of this highly appreciated region, without losing the typical mineral notes of Priorat neither giving up the common blend of Garnatxa and Carinyena with some French grapes (Cabernet Sauvigon and Syrah in this case).

Vintage tasted: 2002 (November 2011)