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 | | 03/04/2003 2:25 PM |
| I was in for yet another surprise, because there was a half finished bottle of ...
Costers del Segre Celler de Cantonella CÉRVOLES SELECCIÓ EN VINYA 1998
14,5% Alc. $40-55
59% C-S + 21% Tempranillo + 20% Garnacha
..."waiting for me" at the bar. Apparently Toño had not finished it during lunch, and the content of the decanter had been repoured into the bottle. This is a bodega owned by the same Cusiné family of CASTELL DEL REMEI, but the winemaker here is the Riojan Miguel Angel de Gregorio, of Allende/Calvario/Aurus fame.
If the regular-label Cérvoles wants two hours of air, this could have been at optimum drinking moment by the time I got hold of the bottle, so I thought "order another bottle of sparkling water and let's see if you can still handle this after so much 2000 Priorat."
It was so much warmer in the nose, fully open, bound to suffer comparatively in my fatigued palate. Ripe red and black berries in the nose, with subtle mineral notes in a context of almost overpowering warm cocoa, pleasantly smoky oak, and BBQ meat. In the palate it had potential to impress me ...any other day, I mean: fullbodied, with good complex finish and excellent persistence somewhat wasted on me at the moment. I had two (Spiegelau Cabernet) glasses and enjoyed them a great deal, feeling only minimally guilty for the relative waste. An extra cheese plate brought by Pedro "eased the pain" beautifully: chunks of Grana Padano and some Gorgonzola with nuts. I washed the Grana Padano with the Cérvoles and reserved the Gorgonzola for dessert... 90+ | | | |
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