2006 Vall Llach
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Silly heavy bottle. Dark crimson. Not too sweet. The finish is dry but not drying. But the fruit is just on the verge of overripe. Pretty tiring but better balanced than the other two wines from this address. (JR)
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(15.5% alcohol) Opaque purple. Powerful, intensely perfumed scents of dark berry preserves, cherry pit, cola, licorice and smoky Indian spices. Deeply concentrated but with unlikely vivacity too, offering sweet blackberry and boysenberry flavors underscored by tangy minerality. Finishes with strong mineral cut and lingering notes of sweet dark berries and star anise.
The 2006 Vall-Llach is 65% Carinena, 20% Merlot, and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 14 months in 100% new French oak. Opaque purple in color, the nose offers up pain grille, liquid mineral, scorched earth, herbs, incense, and assorted black fruits. Layered, dense, and still a bit ungiving, this powerful, full-bodied wine has gobs of succulent fruit in reserve, plenty of ripe tannin, and a lengthy finish. Allow 6-8 years of additional cellaring and drink it from 2016 to 2030. Vall-Llach was founded in 1992 by the famous Catalan singer Lluis Llach. Importer: Folio Fine Wine Partners, Napa, CA; www.foliowine.com