Costers del Priorat - 'Clos Alzina' Tinto 2017
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Costers del Priorat - 'Clos Alzina' Tinto 2017
Clos Alzina is a true grand-cru parcel in the village Torroja del Priorat. Scents of figs, olives, and Mediterranean herbs open up to forest fruit, and black currants, finishing with silky, nuanced tannins. This full-bodied, deeply-textured red wine showcases nuance and elegance over, power.
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Costers del Priorat
Costers del Priorat are one of the new-wave producers of the Priorat region which are helping to give this fantastic region in the northeast of Spain a new life and really bring modern techniques to these wines. Costers del Priorat are one of the few producers in this region whom are producing single vineyard wines all of which are fantastic!
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Carignan
Carignan is the most common name for this fantastic red grape which is odd as it is believed to have originated in Spain in the region of Priorat. In France, it is used as a blending component in the reds of the Southern Rhone Valley or across the Languedoc-Roussillon regions of southern France. However, it is in the region of Priorat where it really stands out both as a single varietal wine or blended with Garnacha. It also goes under the guise of Carinena or Mazuelo.
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Priorat
Priorat is one of the most important wine regions in all of Spain. It is in the heart of the Penedes up in the northwest of Spain and is red wine dominate. Here the grapes are Grenache (known locally as Garnacha) and Carignan, usually as a blend. The resulting wines are rich and dark.
