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| Drinking window: Drink between 2009 and 2012 (based on 7 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.5 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 16 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by DaddyNeedsPow on 8/29/2010 & rated 88 points: Opened for pizza night. Tight tannins and dry finish, but not unpleasant. Nice up-front fruit and leather. Amazing value, would buy some more even if I couldn't get it for $6.00. (3516 views) | | | Tasted by ScottGoodwin on 8/15/2010: Cedar, spicy box, copper peeny aromas. Black and red fruits but they've clearly started to fade a bit. Feels a bit tired. (3054 views) | | | Tasted by jaredament on 3/12/2010 & rated 89 points: Earthy, tar, mint, and great complexity for this priced to drink wine. Great value and enjoyable. (3233 views) | | | Tasted by ScottGoodwin on 11/22/2009 & rated 83 points: Leather along with red and black fruit on the nose. A little forest floor too. More black fruit on the palate. Some spice. Medium to full bodied. dried flowers. Black currants and black coffee. Day 2 - a little disjointed. Still dark. Tobacco. A little greeness on the backend. Tree bark. Awkward. (3361 views) | | | Tasted by Zinny on 11/9/2009: Extremely tight on the pop and pour. Harsh and unimpressive. Not really by plan but this wine went unfinished and sat on my counter for 3 days. On the 3rd day it is far more yielding but still super dense, tight and far from falling apart. The red and black fruit is quite in balance with the structure. A very impressive wine for $10. A good one to pop open and have around for a few days. (2440 views) | | | Tasted by TLHWG on 6/8/2009: just popped 5 minutes ago....
Nose: prune & nut/cinnamon, moist, expansive.
Taste: prune/black cherry, black tea on the finish. bigger than expected--i'm sure it will be better integrated soon. (2151 views) | | | Tasted by ChrisV on 3/27/2009 & rated 90 points: Very Unique! Green Green. The nose almost smells like a freshly cut granny smith apple mixed with green twigs that have been stripped of their thin outer bark. Taste is bright cherry, light in a way and still green vegetal tasting but difficult to pinpoint. Dry, mouth gripping with strong tannins, reminds me more of having the tannat grape present. A wine to expand your pallet. (1951 views) | | | Tasted by PSirah Tampa on 1/14/2009 & rated 91 points: Deep dark brooding purple color with a peppery nose filled with black fruit. A huge mouthfeel with bright acids, plenty of fruit, and soft tannins. It has a nice lingering finish- this is a great QPR. (2024 views) | | | Tasted by kenito799 on 1/13/2009 & rated 90 points: Very rich inky purple. On opening some funkiness, tangy with tarry notes at first...after an hour or two waves of rich dark fruit come in. Not sweet, well balanced, grippy but not astringent tannins. Great QPR at $11. I think this is comparable to the wonderful 05. (2113 views) | | | Tasted by benny on 1/6/2009 & rated 90 points: Need to have more time to enjoy fully. (2150 views) | | | Tasted by benny on 12/19/2008 & rated 90 points: Opened and poured. Should have decanted. Improved after an hour. This is a good fine for $11. Nice ruby colour. not much nose . No oak. The palate was brite fresh berry...cherry,black berry,raspberry.Some mineral. Very fresh and clean. Developed some finish at the end. A pleasant wine. Not a fruit bomb or a extracted effort. Just enjoyable. (2156 views) |
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Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world, occupying the majority of the Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate, culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of which a handful have gained international recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and [Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such as Cava, Penedes, Somontano, Galicia, Rueda and Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain can also lay claim to having the most land under vine in the world, growing up to, by some accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which Tempranillo is their most well known. Other popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous [sic] Palomino Fino grape which is used in the production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of the bright, effervescent wines of Galicia, and Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net
Spain is not in the forefront of winemaking for its dessert wines, other than for its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos (when sweetened). But apart from Sherry Spain has a range of styles of dessert wines, ranging from the those made from the Pedro Ximenez grape primarily in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. Some good Moscatels are made in Mallorca, Alicante and Navarre. The northwest corner of Spain, Galicia, with its bitter Atlantic climate, is even making dessert wines, called “Tostadillos” in the village of Ribadivia (similar to France’s “Vin de Paille”). The Canary Islands have made interesting dessert wines for centuries (they are mentioned by Shakespeare, for example) and in recent years the quality of winemaking has been improved and the Canary Islands wines are being better marketed now. The winemaking styles for “Vinos Dulces” are also diverse, from “Late Harvest” (Vendimia Tardía) to “Fortified Wines” (Fermentación Parcial). Based on in-spain.info.Castilla-La Mancha Castilla-La Mancha (Fundación Ínsula Barataria)AlmansaAlmansa DO
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The Almansa DO is situated in Spain's CASTILLA-LA MANCHA region east of the LA MANCHA DO and next to the Levante. Although there's a small amount of white wine made from Merseguera grapes, about 75 percent of the wine produced is red, made with MONASTRELL, Cencibel (TEMPRANILLO), and Garnacha Tintorera. This last variety, which is also called Alicante here, has red flesh and imparts lots of color, flavor, and TANNINS to the blends. It appears to be unrelated to the Garnacha Tinta (GRENACHE). Although the Garnacha Tintorera grape gives these Almansa wines a special character, the better red wines use only a small amount of it. (Epicurius)
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