Marques de Grinon Dominio du Valdepusa Caliza, 2010

This Spanish wine is 65% Syrah and 35% Petit Verdot. It is a big, heavily extracted wine that is softened a bit by the addition of aromatic Petit Verdot.

Very dark, opaque. Quite a bit of sediment; You can tease some lovely floral aromatics from this wine, but on the palate it's dense and powerful. Ripe black and purple fruits and spices on an earthy, mineral background. The wine is significantly better, in my opinion, because of the Petit Verdot in the blend.