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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.7 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by YoRi on 7/8/2020 & rated 90 points: Robe rouge bordeaux très dense.
Nez expressif, fruit mûr, prune, cassis, noix de grenoble grillé.
En bouche continuité sur les aromes percues. Tanins bien structurants, sans aspérités persistance moyenne à longue sur le fruit cuit et la noix de grenoble. Délicieux et excellent rapport Q-P surtout depuis que le vin est au catalogue de la SAQ. 20% moins dispendieux qu'en IP. (710 views) | | | Tasted by MJMorris55 on 7/30/2018 & rated 90 points: For the price, this is a very nice, drinkable wine. Very dark color, muted nose. Did not decant. Nice round flavors of ripe dark fruit, paired with a freshly smoked sockeye salmon filet. Wish I had purchased more. (1057 views) | | | Tasted by fredfromny on 1/22/2018 & rated 90 points: Simple but well made. Quality fruit with gentle finish. elegant. (1268 views) | | | Tasted by MJMorris55 on 12/2/2017 & rated 90 points: This is a super wine for the price. Nose of violets, raspberries and grape. Rich, deep color. Easy to drink. Wish I had more in the cellar. (1395 views) | | | Tasted by MJMorris55 on 11/11/2017 & rated 89 points: Easy drinker, nice fruit, great value. (1511 views) | | | Tasted by nowine4u on 11/10/2017 & rated 90 points: Very pleasant, easy drinking wine. Mild aroma, bright light red color, wonderful sweet light fruit flavor (strawberry, floral & flower), with freshness. Decent length & structure. Great value wine. (1247 views) | | | Tasted by MJMorris55 on 10/14/2017 & rated 89 points: Drank two bottles with neighbors along with a salami and cheese selection before dinner. Very nice drinker. Color was deep purple, very light nose of red berries, flavors of grape, red fruit. Not heavy, oaky or smoky...paired up well with drunken goat cheese and a sweet Irish cheddar. Not a long term keeper, did not decant. (1050 views) | | | Tasted by akmartin on 9/29/2017 & rated 80 points: Not very complex. A tad jammy. Disappointed. (913 views) | | | Tasted by capnfutsal on 9/16/2017 & rated 89 points: To the nose, blackberry and black cherry with pepper plus alcohol. On the palate, black cherry, black raspberry, red cherry and cranberry for fruit. Pepper is white > black; very slight cinnamon or sage? Tannins in strings. Some leather which dissipates with longer decant. Medium mouthfeel and length for garnacha. Very similar to prior note - may have started drinking sooner and colder than before. (714 views) | | | Tasted by capnfutsal on 6/24/2017 & rated 90 points: A hidden gem!
To the nose, pepper, blackberry and black cherry with some vegetal (forest floor). Alcohol is notable (14.5%). On the palate, same fruit and spice with black raspberry plus slight plum and boysenberry - red raspberry joins in as fully warms. Pepper is white and black - boom. Good structure with thready tannins. Medium mouthfeel and med-long length. Increase red fruit (raspberry and slight red cherry) at end, increasing as warms. No chocolate or cola; no oak or smoke.
Excellent QPR - will look for more. (1000 views) | | | Tasted by GimmeDatGold on 11/29/2016 & rated 87 points: Pleasant aromas. Better on day two. Dark fruits and a bit of a short, rubbery finish. (1545 views) |
| 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.Catalunya Map on weinlagen-info |
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