costers del siurana kyrie 2013

at the end of the 1970s, the married couple formed by the tarragona journalist carles pastrana and the barcelona oenologist mariona jarque embarked on the adventure of a lifetime, dedicating their professional and family future to the project of recovering priorat wines and making them known internationally. thirty years later, together with her two children, guillem and iona -who represent the essential future of this story-, they have consolidated a project that is already known and recognised all over the world. in 1979, carles pastrana and mariona jarque revived the family winemaking tradition and embarked on a long adventure to save the ancient carthusian wines in the heart of the lands that were once under the rule of the priors of scala dei, a monastery located in the catalan region of el priorat. we can say that this domain remains the most regular and captivating domain in the region the golden-colored 2011 kyrie has some dry hay and aromatic herb aromas intermixed with yellow fruit and some evolved notes. the nose opens up in the glass and turns into a more mediterranean-burgundian character mixing notes of caramel and balsamic herbs, even eucalyptus. it keeps changing in the glass turning fruitier and even exotic. the palate is powerful and you feel the ripeness, it's a little warm and the alcohol is noticeable in the finish. it does not really fit the age it's supposed to have. an unusual, powerful white.