Morlanda Priorat Crianza (75cl, 14.5%)

Morlanda Priorat Crianza is a Garnacha and Cariñena blend from Priorat DOQ in Spain, bottled at approximately 14.5% ABV. The vines grow on llicorella slate soils at yields of under 1.25 tons per acre. The wine undergoes 12 months of ageing in French oak barrels followed by additional bottle ageing. A small addition of Cabernet Sauvignon is included in some vintages. The nose shows ripe black fruit, blackberry, plum and fig, with liquorice, cocoa, tobacco, cedar, pepper and toasty oak. The palate is rich and concentrated, with ripe dark fruit, pronounced minerality, toast, dried cherry, dark chocolate, soft tannins, a floral note and warm spice. The finish is long and powerful, with fine-grained tannins, blackberry, cedar and slate minerality.