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Montsant

This is a great 100% Grenache from a small area close to Priorat in Spain called Montsant. Alfredo Arribas is the producer of this wine which is only produced in 1985 bottles. This was bottle number 759.

The nose has a fantastic intense and clean fruity smell. Red fruit, vanilla, roses, flowers.

Super delicious taste with an elegant sweet and ripe fruit (bit like Zinfandel). A long and velvety full bodied taste with a nice acidity. Perfectly balanced and a wonderful length.

The Grenache stems from 100 year pre-phylloxera vines and it's a truly great wine for 30-40 €.


Try with steak.

Tros Negre 2011
Alfredo Arribas
Montsant

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