Alvaro Palacios, Priorat (Catalonia, Spain) 2020

 Give this seductive wine a long decant if you decide to drink in the next year or two – it is rather tightly wound at present.  That little effort will reveal deep black cherry, bramble and tar aromas that find solid delivery as palate flavors.  There are complementary notes of crushed rock and rich earth tones.  Supple grip extends the finish.  If you decide to cellar, I would say  five to ten years is a good bet.  That’s a lot for your twenty five bucks!  Contains 40% Grenache, 20% Samsó (Carignan), 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah and 10% “other.”