KCC Spanish Wine Dinner on 3/Jun/06 - Wine #3

Name of Wine: Clos De L'Obac
Vintage: 1996
Region: Priorato, Catalunya
Alcohol level: 13.5%

Appearance: Clear, medium-intensity of ruby colour. Pink rim & a few legs.

Nose: Clean, but relatively weak. A slightly aged bouquet. Red fruit, mainly raspberries. Rustic.

Palate: Dry with medium acidity. Medium levels of ripe tannins. Light-medium intensity & medium-bodied. Red fruit followed through, & peppery notes. Medium alcohol level & a short-medium length of finish.

Grapes: Garnacha & Carinena.