The next two days will be spent alongside Jurgen Wagner of Cellar Capcanes, I've met him a few times now in the states during Eric Solomon's National Tastings in San Francisco and Dallas, most recently at the winery in the Montsant Region of Spain. We'll be in Austin for 24 hours and then Dallas for about 6...if you're in the Austin wine trade, come by the Hotel San Jose fro 5-7pm tomorrow night to mee
t Jurgen and taste a few new releases with us. A few words about Cellar Capcanes from the European Cellars website: The property is situated in the village of Capçanes and served for several years as the village cooperative. In the 1990’s, the co-o
p began making kosher wines for the Jewish population of Barcelona, and from that exposure in the much larger city, the property began to attract a greater level of interest. In 1995, a vast investment took place and the whole winery was been completely restructured and modernized. Eric Solomon was quite impressed with the quality of the wines and saw the potential for even further improvements and launched several custom cuvee projects with Capçanes, building 
the strong foundation on which their close relationship is built.This bottle is my personal favorite...Costers del Gravet 2006
Appellation of Origin: D.O. Montsant
Varieties: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Grenache, 20% Cariñena 
Vineyards: Sourced from different vineyards throughout the valley
Age of Vines: 30 - 60 years old
Altitude: 200-550 meters above sea level
Soils: Clay and granite with several plots of slate, slopes and old granite terraces 
Aging: Aged for 12 months in new and one year old mainly French oak barriques
Rating: 90WA
Cheers - Ali
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