2006 Clos Galena Galena

Priorat
 

This wine is from España.  Priorat is from the Catalonia region in Spain (Northeast).  This particular wine is made from 35% Garnacha, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 15% Carinen and aged for 12 months in French and American oak. I had the pleasure of quaffing the 2006 Clos Galena Galena.

On the nose: WOW, just plain wow. Thick and heavy dose of strawberry reduction – very sweet smell. Faint pipe smoke (Ron Jon Tweetable style).  Vanilla Bean, smells almost fake or concocted in a lab.  If it tastes like it smells we are in for a treat.  Imagine strawberry drenched vanilla beans being shot out of a cannon.

Palate: Medium to Long finish, good but not great, solid wine, wouldn’t kick it out of bed.  If you can find this for sub $20 a bottle it is an easy case buy. Strawberry definitely dominates.  Take some strawberries & 5 vanilla pods and put them in a Ziploc bag and run them over 2 times in your car.  Take them out of the bag and gobble them down like Pac Man (chomp, chomp)

Rating Scale (out of 5 +):

++++ (the nose alone is worth the price of admission)

Price:

$15