Merum Priorati Osmin 2006

The 2006 Osmin was aged entirely in new oak. The Garnacha and Carinena grapes were sourced from vines ranging in age from 80 to 100 years. Purple/black in color, it delivers a superb perfume of mineral, violets, truffle, black cherry, and blueberry. Sweet and ripe on the palate, it is denser and richer as well as more structured than the Ardiles bottling. Give it 4-6 years to blossom and drink it through 2026. Score - 93. (Jay Miller, erobertparker.com, June 2009)