Mas Doix, Priorat Costers De Vinyes Velles Vintage:2008 cigars and cassis make a

cigars and cassis make a great combination

it should be an enjoyable white Bordeaux to drink over the next 10-12 years

all of which are spectacular at this stage

Readers should expect a pretty big Champagne

Readers may remark on my relatively mean scores

Mas Doix, Priorat Costers De Vinyes Velles Vintage:2008 cigars and cassis make aI had two vintages of the old vine cuve to taste side by side, starting with the 2014 Doix Costers de Vinyes Velles. Made of 55% Cariena and 45% Garnacha from old vines on slopes on slate llicorella soils, the fermentation and aging are the same as for the centenary Carignan, fermentation in stainless steel with neutral yeasts and an levage of 16 months in new French barriques. It has moderate alcohol and high acidity. It has already started