Mas Doix, Doix, Priorat, Catalonia, Spain, 2010

A winery with a lovely portfolio of wines and this, its flagship offering, is hard to ignore. Made from 55% Carignan and 45% Grenache (from vines 110 and 100 years old respectively), this is dark and dense in appearance, so it’s of little surprise that on first approach the nose is similarly deep and brooding, with liquorice, forest fruits and a tarry, mineral core. To taste it’s still pretty tight but patently top-notch, showing glossy, currant fruit and fine tannins.