Cims de Porrera Pastelero de la Maria i en Valenti 2008 Priorat

Located in a ring of mountains just south of Barcelona, the landscape of Priorat is both breathtaking and austere. This wonderful single vineyard bottling is from a minuscule parcel of old vine Carignan clinging to the precipitous slopes and tended by generations of hardy but meticulous farmers. The resulting wine has sublime complexity - smoked scrub herbs and rich dark fruits blend with spice and minerality from Priorat's iconic broken schist soils. Significant bottle age brings some meaty savour and has softened the grippy tannins that Carignan is known for which means this wine is now in its perfect drinking window. An opportunity not to be missed!