Torres Conca de Barbera Grans Muralles 1998 (75cl, 14.5%)

Torres Conca de Barbera Grans Muralles 1998 is a Spanish red wine from Conca de Barbera, Catalonia, bottled at 14.5% ABV in a 750ml bottle. It blends Garnacha, Cariñena, Querol, Monastrell and Garró, including recovered ancestral Catalan varieties. The wine spent 18 months in French oak barrels, about 65% new. The nose shows ripe blackberry, dark plum, sweet spice, dates, licorice, fresh herbs and violet florals. On the palate, dark cassis and wild blueberries give way to graphite, aniseed and earthy mineral tones, with fine-grained tannins and bright acidity. The finish is long, with licorice, dark berries and decomposed stone minerality.