This is a lovely wine, and I hate to say I was surprised (since it's from Montsant), but it certainly met my already somewhat high expectations. I just haven't had many wines from Montsant that I didn't think were great for the price. It's a killer region, and this wine is a fantastic bargain for only $12.99 at Costco.
The wine really does leap out of the bottle. Big aromas, red fruit, juicy, lots of ripe red cherry, red licorice, then a little cedar and spice on the finish.(15 minutes later) Now the wine has had a little air, and it's getting even better. The red fruit flavor keeps magnifying. This is a fun one. Grapes are Grenache, Carignane, and Syrah, which frequent readers of this site will know are some of my favorite grapes especially in European blends such as this. So maybe I'm a little biased. Try it for yourself, and let us know. I'm going with a low 90's rating and placing this one on our Bronze Rated wine list.
CostcoWineBlog.com Rating: 91 Points
Costco item number: 600976
