Buil & Gine Montsant 17-Xi 2012 (750ML)

90 W&S / 90 VM

A gateway into the wines of Montsant, this is pure in its red fruit flavor, smooth in texture, with a grip to the tannins that needs red meat, seared rare. The fruit and spice ride through a long finish. -Wine & Spirits

Brilliant ruby. Spice- and mineral-accented raspberry and cherry scents, with hints of candied flowers and anise. The juicy, precise palate offers bitter cherry and redcurrant flavors that deepen and become sweeter with air. Powerful yet lithe, finishing with strong thrust, sappy persistence and gentle, gripping tannins. -Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media

It could be said that Montsant is to Priorato what Crozes is to Hermitage, except that it lacks nothing in the way of spectacular landscape. The main distinguishing feature actually is the soil, which is not licorella. Endowed with the kind of richness derived from old vines (maximum age 45 years) this beauty sings of stone fruits and a distinctive minerality. -Winemaker