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Mas Doix Salanques 2005

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Winery:
Mas Doix
Varietal:
Grenache
Region:
Spain > Catalonia > Cataluña
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2013
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User Tags:  tasting, purple, bottling, nose, stone fruits, (tree) fruit, cherry, herbaceous, ratings, mineral 


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Grenache is the main grape in many Rhone blends and most Cotes du Rhone and Chateaunuef-du-pape. It's a grape that yields soft, lightly colored yet full wines endowed with deep notes of strawberry and raspberry. While not prone to producing particularly rich or complex wines in France, Grenache is one of the world's most widely-planted grapes, producing unique expression where ever it is planted. It is particularly common in Spain as Garnacha, and Sardinia, as Canonnau,

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From looking at and tasting Salanques, you'd never know that it is a second label to Mas Doix. Its deep purple color speaks to how highly concentrated and extracted this wine is, and the floral aromas, black fruit and chalky minerality speak to the pedigree of the vineyards. On the palate, the wine is completely balanced, with full body, good acid, ripe tannins, and a velvety mouthfeel.


October 2008

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Source: JJ Buckley
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The 2005 Salanques, a blend of 65% Garnacha, 20% Carinena, and the balance Syrah, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon, is aged in French oak for 14 months. It has a glass-coating purple-hue with an alluring bouquet of cedar, smoke, slate, blueberry, and b... Robert Parker. A Proprietary Blend wine from Priorat in Spain. 2005 Mas Doix Salanques 750ml


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Absolutely LOVE it! 60% Grenache, 25% Carignan, 5% Merlot, 5% Cab Sauv, 5% Syrah.

Easy-drinking and extremely food-friendly. Highly recommended!


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Vibrant and intense, with a huge berry nose and firm tannins. Complex and concentrated.


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"... It has a glass-coating purple-hue with an alluring bouquet of cedar, smoke, slate, blueberry, and black cherry. Youthful and structured on the palate, this potentially complex effort will profit from 5-7 years of additional cellaring...93" WA 3/08


 

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Rating: 93/100 - As reviewed by Wine Advocate on 3/08


 

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