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Our Best Priorat For The Money
In our view the Mas Doix Salanques cuvee is among the best Priorats under $40 in the market right now.
We've got some others backing us up on that statement. The Wine Adovocate has rated the wine 93 points or higher on each vintage since 2003. The Wine Spectator included the 2006 in their Top 100 list of 2009.
The 2006 is dense and ultra-concentrated with loads of blackberries, blueberries, some kirsch, spice, a touch of dried fruits, and seamless texture that finishes smooth with layers and layers. Big, rich, and silky. Good combination if you ask us.
A flat out great deal for the quality of this wine at $23.88 per bottle. Throw in FREE SHIPPING on a case and $1/bottle shipping on a six pack.
65% Grenache, 15% Carignan, 10 % Syrah, 5% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon Reviews Jay Miller Wine Advocate 93 Points
The Salanques cuvee is the second wine of Celler Mas Doix, a barrel by barrel declassification from Mas Doix itself. The 2006 Salanques is a blend of 65% Garnacha, 15% Carinena, and the balance Syrah, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 14 months in French oak. It offers up an enticing nose of cedar, pencil lead, tar, licorice, and black cherry. Dense, layered, and pleasure-bent on the palate, this well balanced wine will provide pleasure over the next eight years.
Wine Spectator 92 Points
A plush texture carries rich flavors of brandied cherry, dark chocolate, cocoa and mountain herbs in this expressive red. The tannins are firm but well-integrated, and the finish is bright and juicy. Drink now through 2014. 1,000 cases imported.–TM
International Wine Cellar 91 Points
Bright ruby color. Finely etched dark berry and mineral scents are complicated by baking spices, anise and dried flowers. Firm and focused, with energetic blackberry and licorice flavors and a spicy quality emerging with air. This put on weight in the glass and finished with very good, sweet persistence. Drinkable right now. | 
