Mas Foraster (Josep Foraster)
Conca de Barbera, Spain
Seleccio
Cabernet Sauvignon
2001
$11.99
13.5%
Jet black core, opaque and somewhat dull, thin and foreboding rims of red to orange rust, finally a yellow aura. The nose comes off as concentrated if not reduced, sandalwood, jasmine incense, powdered flower petals and mukhwas combine with prune, black raisin and cherry scents for an aged but powerful presence, trails off slightly at the end. Full-bodied, softened with a pervasive dry texture and at this point acidity which can lead to above average tartness. Cedar and light cocoa pair here with the incense, gets more leathery as it moves through the mouth. Fruit diminished, cherry, black currant with enough prune to glue it together. Clearly a good wine on the downward slope, battling for life to the end.
87 points