Salanques 2009

SWIC score: 93 (JMG)

Tasting notes: Blueberries, thyme, liquorice, concentrated, deep, fresh.

Available: 

QC (SAQ 11720610 - $ 42.75)

ON (VINTAGES 30494 - $ 45.00) vintage 2007

AB (CSN 708286 - $ 69.99) vintage 2005

Winery: Mas Doix

Region: D.O.Q. Priorat

Varieties: 65% Garnatxa, 20% Carinyena, 10% Syrah, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Ageing: 14 months in French oak barrels

Alcohol level: 15.0% alc./vol.

Salanques is one of those wines that transmits the particular and authentic character of Priorat, vintage after vintage. As it is tradition in that Catalan region, it is made mainly using the grapes from old Garnatxa and Carinyena vines planted in the steep hillsides of the village of Poboleda, and complementing them with a small percentage of international varieties (Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot). After an ageing of 14 months in French oak barrels, it is bottled and some years after that it shows its savoury, balanced and deep nature, that will remain for a long time. Mas Doix, the producer of Salanques, is a family owned winery, renowned by its high quality reds.

Vintage tasted: 2009 (October 2012)

Other vintages tasted: 2007