The subtle and elegant white 2021 Salix, a blend of 67% Garnatxa Blanca, 15% Pedro Ximénez and 18% Macabeo, has 13% alcohol (and an incredible pH of 2.8!) and reflects a cooler year with moderate ripeness and very good freshness and acidity. The oak is neatly integrated and folded into the wine, which has energy and light. It has pungent flavors, with depth and complexity, very Mediterranean and Priorat while keeping the poise. 2,120 bottles were filled in February 2022.

The 2020 Salix has similar alcohol to the 2021 but less freshness. It shows notes of dry hay and straw and pungent flavors with a notable stony minerality in the dry finish. It's still a little marked by the oak and finishes a bit dry. It's medium-bodied and has moderate alcohol and ripeness and marked spicy flavors. This time it was 60% Garnacha Blanca and 40% Pedro Ximenez, as the Macabeo was lost to mildew. 1,270 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2021.

The 2019 Salix is a new white blend of 67% Garnacha Blanca, 18% Macabeo and 15% Pedro Ximénez that fermented in new French oak barrels, where it matured with the fine lees for three months. It's young and delicate, with the fine smoke and spices from the oak but, other than that, has a profile that is not that far from that of the Murmuri, their other white. The palate is balanced and has a soft texture and good freshness (but not lots of acidity), reflecting a warm Mediterranean vintage. 1,800 bottles were filled in January 2020.

The 2006 DOIX Costers Vinyes Velles is displaying an attractive perfume, more floral than mineral, along with spicy red and black fruits. On the palate it is quite intense with more elevated acidity than its colleagues. Mas Doix has a story quite common in Priorat in which professional people living in the big cities return to reclaim the family heritage (and are having more fun than they ever did before). Mas Doix’s flagship cuvee is named DOIX Costers Vinyes Velles with an annual production of only 4-7,000 bottles. It is typically a blend of old-vine Garnacha and Carinena (80-108 years of age) with the proportions varying slightly from year to year. The wine is aged in 100% new French oak for 14-18 months.Importer: Eric Solomon Selections, Charlotte, NC; tel. (704) 358-1565

Youthful bright fruit and lots of oak on the nose. Rich and high-toned style with dense, dark sweet fruit and velvety tannins. Punches of acidity appear to refresh. Tastes younger than 2006. Needs time. Alc: 15%.