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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 81 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by bjr11 on 11/2/2019 & rated 90 points: Slightly faded but residual notes of cherries and dried fruit. No tannins, totally integrated and smooth. Drink it if you have it! (1227 views) | | | Tasted by CRAUBER4242 on 8/31/2015 & rated 92 points: Great! Similar experience as my previous bottle. (4881 views) | | | Tasted by dsimmons on 6/17/2015 & rated 91 points: Very reliable producer of good quality and fairly priced Granache. (5007 views) | | | Tasted by bakke on 4/5/2015 & rated 93 points: great (4862 views) | | | Tasted by PJohnsn on 11/15/2014 & rated 89 points: lush up front with dark fruit and a hint of graphite, yet not much finish (5397 views) | | | Tasted by CRAUBER4242 on 7/28/2014 & rated 91 points: Opened and enjoyed over a few hours. This drank fine early but needed a few hours of air to really show; and these wines always show great on day 2.
Nice notes of dark fruit, spice, pepper, licorice and slate following through to a nice mouth. Full figured for sure but it also wasn't heavy and almost seemed more "elegant" than other vintages. (4969 views) | | | Tasted by Cadby on 6/29/2014 & rated 93 points: 2008 Alto Moncayo Veraton ++++ $30
Stunning richness, elegance and style. As always wonderful.
http://8wordsonwine.blogspot.com/2014/06/2008-alto-moncayo-veraton.html (2121 views) | | | Tasted by bakke on 5/3/2014 & rated 90 points: fine 'CDR' from Spain. Licorice, pebber, pincil, oak. ok tannic to last a year or two. (2155 views) | | | Tasted by dsimmons on 1/24/2014 & rated 90 points: Very enjoyable, easy drinking bottle. full of fruit. nice balance, (2589 views) | | | Tasted by wineismylife on 12/14/2013 & rated 91 points: WIML91
Tasted non blind at a wine dinner.
Dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of smoke, spice, berries and cherries. Flavors of berries, cherries and raspberries. Medium acidity, medium tannin, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold. (2352 views) | | | Tasted by vsbastosx on 8/17/2013 & rated 91 points: Too young. (452 views) | | | Tasted by dsimmons on 6/27/2013 & rated 88 points: Nice easy drinking grenache. Big fruit, integrated tannins, moderate acidity. it works. (2522 views) | | | Tasted by Gordonium on 4/14/2013: Opened and drank over three or so hours. Solid CdB garnacha with fruit true to varietal, light to moderate body, silky tannin structure, and fairly well integrated oak (which was clearly very dominant in the past). Not terribly complex, but a tasty, easy drinking wine. Holds its 15.5% alcohol very well, too. Not sure I'd pay $30 for another bottle, but it is definitely enjoyable. Drink sooner rather than later (2406 views) | | | Tasted by ILarsen on 12/16/2012 & rated 92 points: a very impresive wine - black currant - pebery - very well integrated tannins - and execellent wine (2866 views) | | | Tasted by swwagner on 11/16/2012 & rated 85 points: Not nearly as good as the next level up of Alto Moncayo (2636 views) | | | Tasted by degrandcru on 11/9/2012 & rated 90 points: Big and jammy. I as well would have guessed Shiraz for the herbal taste. Nice long finish as well. Had the bottle over two nights and was way better the first night. Ready to drink up. (2264 views) | | | Tasted by RobbieC on 10/22/2012 & rated 91 points: Really nice. Deep & dark and reminds more of Syrah than Grenache. A bit too much oak but otherwise good. (2124 views) | | | Tasted by Philippe_C on 5/18/2012 & rated 89 points: Closed nose, red berries... in the mouth, high acidity, red fruit (2781 views) | | | Tasted by DavidDay on 4/23/2012: Once again the WOTN. (2457 views) | | | Tasted by phillyboyP on 2/28/2012 & rated 91 points: Big and bold. Great nose of plums and spice, a little coconut and vanilla (oak). Full bodied and not shy in the least. Caramel, ripe cherries and plums, and a little booze on the finish. Not a great food wine, but a wine that is fun to sip by a fire with your honey. On sale for $20 and will stash a few more for cold winter nights. Solid 91 (2783 views) | | | Tasted by vinorsk on 2/19/2012 & rated 90 points: Great as always (2990 views) | | | Tasted by duprey26 on 12/1/2011 & rated 90 points: Deep rich fruit upfront with almost jammy consistency. Decent tannin structure, but low acidity suggests this will not last too long. Good drink now Spanish Garanacha with decent complexity. (3547 views) | | | Tasted by Sauvyfan on 11/16/2011 & rated 92 points: This is great stuff for the money. Big Big wine here, with brambly fruit compote and fine oak on the nose. There is a earthiness to this wine that balances the fruit well. I dare say, I have never had such a wine this big in the mouth, that had such a soft and smooth finish. Absolutly no evidence of the 15.5 alcohol. (3561 views) | | | Tasted by WindyCityPatents on 10/23/2011 & rated 92 points: Not nearly as fruit forward as the big brother Alto Moncayo; it shows nice restraint; needed 30 minutes to open up; the first few sips were tight, but it opened up and was good to the last drop. We followed it up with four different apple pies. Not a good pairing, but the wine and pies were each good in their own right. Jorge Ordonez never fails. (3712 views) | | | Tasted by gcarrillo on 10/19/2011 & rated 90 points: Fruta madura, caramelo de cereza, frutos negros, toque citrico, mucho alcohol, de cuerpo completo y de final medio grata sorpresa con este vino. (3456 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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[Importer bio?] Joint venture of Jose Miguel San Martin, Jorge Ordonez, Bodegas Borsao and Dan Phillips in conjunction with Chris Ringland. Winery is located in the town of Bulbuente. Grapes are sourced from 62 hectares (153.2 acres) of old clone Garnacha vines planted on hillside vineyards oriented to the southwest. A few of the vineyards are terraced. All the vines are vaso trained. The vineyards are located in 3 villages. Very unique soils of red clay (indicative of being rich in iron) mixed with red slate. Because of its hillside location the soils are very poor in organic matter and shallow. A few sites have calcareous soils. Continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Nighttime during the summer brings cool temperatures to moderate the growing season. There is scant rainfall.GarnachaWikipedia: In Spain, Grenache is known as Garnacha and given the likely history of the grape this is most likely the grape's original name. There are several clonal varieties of Garnacha with the thin-skinned, dark colored Garnacha Tinta (sometimes spelled Tinto) being the most common. Another variety, known as Garnacha Peluda or "Hairy Grenache" due to the soft softly hairy texture on the underside of the vine's leaves is also found in Spain, mostly in Borja and Cariñena (Aragón). Compared to its more widely planted cousin, it produces wines lower in alcohol and higher in acidity that show spicy and savory notes more readily as they age.[11] Widely planted in northeastern and central Spain, Garnacha was long considered a "workhorse" grape of low quality suitable for blending. In the late 20th century, the success of the Garnacha based wines from Priorat in Catalonia (as well as the emerging international attention given to the New World Rhone Rangers) sparked a re-evaluation of this "workhorse" variety. Today it is the third most widely planted red grape variety in Spain (behind Tempranillo and Bobal) with more than 203,300 acres (82,300 ha) and is seen in both varietal wines and blends.[3]
Garnacha plays a major role in the Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOC/DOQ) wines of Rioja and Priorat and the Denominación de Origen (DO) wines of Navarra and all southern Aragonese and southern Catalonian appellations, plus the mountainous areas just southwest of Madrid: Méntrida and Cebreros. In Rioja the grape is planted mostly in the warmer Rioja Baja region located in the eastern expanse of the wine region. Usually blended with Tempranillo, Garnacha provides juicy fruitiness and added body. In recent years, modern Rioja producers have been increasing the amount of Garnacha used in the blend in order to produce earlier maturing and more approachable Riojas in their youth. Garnacha is also used in the pale colored rosados of Rioja.[3] The vine has a long history in the Navarra region where it has been the dominant red grape variety with nearly 54% of the region's vineyard planted with Garnacha. Compared to neighboring Rioja, the Garnacha-based blends of Navarra are lighter and fruitier, meant for earlier consumption.[5]Spain Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia
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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.Aragón Aragon (wikipedia)Campo de Borja DO Campo de Borja
Campo de Borja is een streek die in het westen ligt van de regio Aragón en geografisch gezien is het een voortzetting van zuid Navarra. De wijngaarden staan op een hoogte van 350 tot 700 meter in een bodem die vooral bestaat uit bruine, zanderige aarde en kalksteen. Dit bodemtype bevordert de drainage en is rijk aan calcium en silicium. Ideaal voor het produceren van kwaliteitswijnen. Het klimaat in Campo de Borja is continentaal. Hete zomers, koude winters en maar weinig neerslag. Gelukkig maakt de wintermist veel goed. Wijngaarden in deze regio bestaan vaak uit de druivensoort Garnacha. Tegenwoordig wordt deze ook aangevuld met Tempranillo en Cabernet Sauvingon. Campo de Borja heeft een D.O. status sinds 1980.
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