Wine By Nine

Red Wine by Genium Cellar from Priorat, Spain. The 2004 Genium Costers comes from particularly steep slopes and old vines. It is a blend of 50% Carinena, 25% Garnacha, 15% Merlot, and 10% Syrah aged 14 months in new French oak. Opaque purple-colored, it has a slightly muted nose of pain grille, Asian spices, mineral, earth, leather, and black cherry. Full-bodied and firmly structured, this intensely flavored, superbly balanced wine can be cellared for several years and should drink well through 2017. -Wine Advocate