Terroir Al Limit Soc. Lda. Priorat Terroir Historic Blanc 2017

Synopsis, Our Opinion: An interesting and benign Spanish white.

Producer/Winery: Terroir Al Limit Soc. Lda.; Torroja del Priorat, Spain.

Grape Variety: Blend – 75% Grenache Blanc and 25% Macabeo.

Geographic Appellation,, Region, Country: Priorat; Catalunya, Spain.

Vintage: 2017

Price: $20.70 (with a 10% mixed case discount)

Purchased From: The Caviste Wine Shop; Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Paired With: Seared salmon with orange curry sauce, oven fries and cucumber salad.

Tasting:

Chilled before drinking. Clear, very dark golden color. Faint damp basement, over ripe apple and peach aromas. Smooth, waxy and just a hint oxidative mouthfeel, heavy body and a 200-grit texture. Tart Granny Smith apple, dusty mineral and tropical flavors with a touch of honey every few sips. Mild acidity, but enough to make the wine fresh in the mouth and a long soft, bitter apple finish. The dark color set the stage for a heavy rather flabby white wine. Good with the dinner, but we commented that “this wine was very filling”…an unusual comment we’ve never made before!!! A Mellow wine, that’s light on flavor and crispness, but strong on mineral. An interesting and benign Spanish white that just wasn’t our cup of tea!!!