Marqués de Griñón Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

"The wine that made them a name, the 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon from their vines at Dominio de Valdepusa on chalk-rich soils, fermented in stainless steel with along maceration and matured in barrel for 12-15 months in a temperature-controlled cellar. The nose has metallic notes intermixed with aromas of Worcestershire sauce (anchovies! brine!), somehow oily too (black olives too), completely un-Cabernet like, very ripe, verging on over-ripeness. The palate is medium-bodied, with fine tannins with some similar, unusual flavors. Winemaker Julio Mourelle tells me these anchovy aromas come from a special herb that grows in their estate; I have never heard of it, but having eaten a leaf that taste of oysters, anything is possible! 15,900 bottles were produced in 2011".