We had this bottle of wine for the Doctors' Association Wine Dinner last year, the theme of which is wines from the Iberian Peninsula. This wine is actually from the winery of Domini de la Cartoixa (the Priory's Domain), which used to owned by the Carthusian monks of the Scala Dei Priory. The winery makes both traditional and organic wines, to the latter of which this Galena belongs. With a cepage of Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carignan, the grapes are individually fermented before belnding. The resultent blend then undergoes 12 months aging in French (80%) and American oak before egg white fining and bottling.
The wine was a deep ruby, with a sweet fruity vanilla oak nose. The sweet berry fruit continued onto the palate with the wine appearing a touch hot (probably due to its 14.5% alcohol), which gives way to a nice acid backbone giving ample structure and support.
PS. The art label by Monica Castanys is another feature of this bottle, and will be dealt with in another tidbit.
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