Pasanau Ceps Nous 2008 Priorat Red Wine is the purple people eater of Spanish Red wine. Priorat region is located in North East Spain just below Barcelona along the coastal region of the Balearic Sea. Consisting of 70% Grenacha or Grenache here as it pours into your glass all you see is a deep purple color as if you were looking into liquid obsidian. Beautiful color with a heavy nose and flavor to match this Spanish heavyweight. Blackberry, plum, spicecake fill your palate and take over your mouth with a long dry finish that leaves you wanting more and more. Blended with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Mazuelo this wine is big, powerful and would go perfectly with a grilled steak.
Priorat has become one of the most popular regions in Spain creating big wines that sell for 4 or 5 times the amount of Rioja. Creating more and more cult style wines it is very hard for everyday drinkers or even collectors to resist what is going on. Mostly consisting of Grenache based wines the next big grape varietal to blended with is Cariena, Carignan in France, this rustic grape adds depth and structure, where it lacks both in other parts of the world. Soil, weather, and appellation due play big roles in this. Other great wines to check out from Priorat are: Nita 2010, Cellar Pasanau Ceps Nous 2010 and La Perla Noster 2007.
Special Thanks to Alex McClelland who showed me this awesome wine! Thanks buddy hope all is well!
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