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    2014 Ferrer Bobet Seleccio Especial Vinyes Velles Priorat 750 ml

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    A “Luminous” Old Vine Red

    Ferrer Bobet’s Priorat winery sits on the edge of a precipitous cliff, with Carignan and Grenache vines spilling down the steep grade beneath it. The slate soils are unforgiving and the summer heat can be sweltering, but it’s where Carignan is most alive. The proof is Ferrer Bobet’s flagship 100% old vine Carignan, a masterclass of power and polish that will seduce lovers of high-end Chȃteauneuf du Pape and Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.

    Our last Ferrer Bobet offering, their blend of Carignan and Grenache, was a huge member hit, and this denser, fleshier Seleccio Especial 100% Carignan follows deliciously in its footsteps at a price that only Wine Access is able to offer. 

    Like the Priorat region itself, this is an untamed wine with stunning wild berry, iron minerality, and herb character with muscular tannins. Well-structured and powerful, the palate is round and opulent, with leather, spice and vanilla notes complementing the vibrant fruit. Carignan can be notoriously finicky in the vineyard, but founders Sergi Ferrer-Salat and Raül Bobet were undeterred and ended up producing as generous a Spanish red as anything we’ve tasted recently. 

    Given the region’s sheer slopes, stressed, low-yielding vines must be picked by hand and their grapes meticulously sorted, resulting in minuscule quantities of utterly pure and concentrated wine that channels the wild herb, fennel, and baked earth aromas that hang in the air above their high-altitude vineyards. 

    For collectors and lovers of decadent reds—especially those that have the heft of a blue-chip Napa Cabernet but sell for a fraction of the price—the 2014 Ferrer Bobet Seleccio Especial Old Vine Priorat is essential. With at least a couple of decades in front of it, this stunner may have been punishing to produce, but drinking it is nothing short of pure pleasure.