Marco Abella Loidana Priorat (75cl, 14.5%)

A biodynamic red wine from Priorat DOQ, Spain, bottled at 14.5% ABV in a 750ml bottle. It is made by the family-owned Marco Abella estate in Porrera, with vineyards at 500 to 700 metres above sea level. The blend is led by Garnacha and Cariñena with a small proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon, fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and matured for 15 months in concrete vats and French oak barriques. The nose opens with intense ripe strawberry and black cherry, layered with fresh raspberry and hints of blue flowers, with secondary notes of cedar and warm baking spices. The palate is smooth and fruit-forward, with dark cherry and blackcurrant, a pronounced mineral streak of licorella slate, and touches of bitter chocolate and cardamom. The finish is medium to long, velvety, with lingering raspberry, slate minerality and subtle cedary warmth.