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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 247 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Zweder on 8/8/2023 & rated 89 points: In the bouquet oak and dark berries, licorice and dark olives. Same on the palate. Although the wine is almost 13 years old, it tastes like the oak is not really integrated yet, so I wonder if that will ever happen. There is good acidity and some bitterness in the finish. (705 views) | | | Tasted by LightDancer on 2/8/2022 & rated 90 points: This seems to have recovered from a dumb phase. Dark, brooding (courtesy of the Monastrell grape). Opened up a little more on the second day (gassed). A little one-dimensional which knocked down the rating. But a fine wine. Glad I have more. (934 views) | | | Tasted by lewisrise on 11/28/2021 & rated 92 points: Nose and pallet of violets, blackberry, black currant, fruitcake, ginger bread, tire, and tobacco. Tannins were light as the age is showing. A little flabby on the body and alcohol. Certainly past its prime but still decent (985 views) | | | Tasted by Bill B. on 6/25/2021 & rated 91 points: Eleven years later and this one still has good life left. Good medium/full body with cherries present in front of cedar cigar box and leather. Smooth tannins in the finish well handled. What a reward for a bargain price. (1155 views) | | | Tasted by Steven Wear on 2/3/2021 & rated 87 points: Possibly aged too long. Strong leather taste that over powered the other notes until I decanted for 2 hours. Then red fruits and earthiness came through (1397 views) | | | Tasted by lewisrise on 10/3/2020 & rated 94 points: Nose of burnt raspberry, tar, and espresso. Raspberry and dark chocolate with a long tar/chocolate finish (1385 views) | | | Tasted by no leashes on 9/9/2020 & rated 90 points: Really drinking nicely. Smooth, rich dark fruit, tar and earth flavors. (1062 views) | | | Tasted by maderay on 7/4/2020 & rated 92 points: Raspberries, spices. Still very good 3 days after it was opened. Great wine at a great price (1095 views) | | | Tasted by mike410 on 3/28/2020 & rated 92 points: Still going strong with many years left. Excellent QPR. (1235 views) | | | Tasted by VinoHunter on 2/22/2020 & rated 89 points: Wow its been 5 years since the last time I had this...well last bottle and the best one. I see no sings of this slowing down and its only gotten better. Ultra smooth, medium in body and a little chocolate at the end. (1090 views) | | | Tasted by Frijole on 10/13/2019: burgundy red, cloudy, burnt brownish hue
Nose: plum, bing cherries, cola, chocolate, cinnamon, earth
Pal: plum, bing cherries, silver, earth, tobacco, chocolate, vanilla, cola, minerals, oak
Feel: medium, round, touch acidity
Finish: medium
T7 (could be a 6) (3761 views) | | | Tasted by WilD on 8/12/2018 & rated 90 points: Great BBQ wine. Smooth and soft. Nice monastrell (2151 views) | | | Tasted by WilD on 8/12/2018 & rated 90 points: Great BBQ wine. Smooth and soft. Nice monastrell. (1912 views) | | | Tasted by wtianseter on 3/30/2018 & rated 89 points: This is a nice Monastrell with dry red fruit on the front and you can taste the hot, dry soil the grapes were grown in. The middle was somewhat round and fruity with the finish being a dry earthy fruit with a touch of oak (2508 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 3/15/2018 & rated 88 points: Dark berries, vanilla, good and fresh acidity, dark berries and sweet spices. Chocolate and coffee. And maybe even some asphalt. The wine is ready now and will probably stay on this level for one or two years. (2442 views) | | | Tasted by Thefatbastard on 2/14/2018: Ouf.... Confiture, chocolat, extraction, chaud, etc. (2548 views) | | | Tasted by LightDancer on 7/4/2017 & rated 85 points: May have been an "off" bottle. Just more lackluster than the last one of these I had recently. Gassed and put it aside for two days, but then it was really flat and less interesting. I'll see what the next bottle brings. (3706 views) | | | Tasted by LightDancer on 6/27/2017 & rated 89 points: Initially, a strong mid-palate tartness and dissipated with time in the glass. Overall a good wine that improved over the course of dinner. Good fruit and tannins to balance. Better than the bottle a year ago , and likely entering its drinking window. But it shows no signs of fading. Food helps. (3601 views) | | | Tasted by WilD on 3/19/2017 & rated 89 points: Easy going. Fine daily wine. In no way this wine gets my points that Parker gave...... (3744 views) | | | Tasted by smoss on 3/18/2017 & rated 90 points: Tasted better after decanting. Paired very well with tapas-type foods, like cured meats. (3452 views) | | | Tasted by LJD on 1/28/2017: I didn't think much of this on day 1, but 48 hours later (with only 1 glass left in the bottle) it was beautiful. (3862 views) | | | Tasted by wtianseter on 12/21/2016 & rated 91 points: This is one of the best Monestrell I have tasted. Its big, bold, and balanced and the bottle disappeared all-too-quickly. Simple and to the point tasting note (2331 views) | | | Tasted by Lemmy-W on 9/17/2016 & rated 89 points: wow! a way better after being vacuumed for 3 days at fridge. So, better to let get some seious air before drinking. (2181 views) | | | Tasted by WilD on 7/27/2016 & rated 89 points: Still drinking well. Good qpr. (2439 views) | | | Tasted by tautlinehitch on 3/5/2016 & rated 90 points: Last of six bottles I've had over the past three years. Nose of plum, blackberry, cola, pepper, mocha. Palate is still big, lots of black fruit and spice, firm tannins, long finish. Definitely aging and settling down; wonderful now, may have several more years left, but it looks like I'm not going to know... (3081 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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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.Valencia Vinos y cavas de la Comunidad ValencianaAlicante Vinos de Alicante DOP |
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