The Winery: Celler de Capcanes
The Wine: 2005 Mas Donis Barrica
The Price: $18.99 at Central Market
This wine is not listed on Celler de Capcanes' website. I think that the reason for this is that this wine is custom made for Eric Solomon at European Cellars. The wine is a blend of 85% Grenache and 15% Syrah.
Celler de Capcanes has an interesting history. They owe much of their success to being approached by the Jewish community in Barcelona to product Kosher wine. In order to produce the Kosher wine, they were forced to buy new equipment. You can read more about the history on their website.
The wine was sealed with a composite cork. I don't recall encountering a Spanish wine with a composite cork before. The wine was decanted a full hour before being reviewed.
The wine has aromas of prunes and cherries with a subtle oak undertone.
This is a fabulous wine! It easily competes with wines in the $25+ range. It has flavors of cherry and blackberry with a bit of a pepper finish. The wine is bursting with fruit flavor. This is an awesome wine. I can't say enough about it. This is definitely one of the top three wines I've had this year.
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