Eguren Teso Monja, Alabaster Vintage:2011 and graphite are just some

and graphite are just some of the nuances here

the most elegant Montsant I've ever drunk

The wine was made from a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot

but the plummy fruit and spicy wood appear to be nicely integrated

Eguren Teso Monja, Alabaster Vintage:2011 and graphite are just someThe 2007 Alabaster came from pre phylloxera vines yielding a miniscule half ton of fruit per acre. It went through ML in new French oak before being transferred to a different set of new French oak barrels for 18 months of aging. Glycerin oozes down the glass of this remarkably rich effort. Purple black colored, it offers up a brooding nose of licorice, fresh tar, black cherry, and blackberry. On the palate it is full bodied, dense, and chewy, but in