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| Drinking window: Drink between 2010 and 2014 (based on 4 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 85.8 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 34 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by rbergy on 9/19/2011 & rated 88 points: Cherries galore, soft finish, gamay-like (4185 views) | | | Tasted by Don and Pam on 9/8/2011 & rated 92 points: - A Medium finish. (3795 views) | | | Tasted by christdk on 6/13/2011: Good, solid red. Peppery, but not overpowering. Nice garnache for warm weather. (4347 views) | | | Tasted by SacramentoCharlie on 1/7/2011 & rated 80 points: 45 mins of air time in the glass...very tight nose, just a bit of dark red fruit and spice and an offputting very slight aroma of something that made me think of wet sulfur. Very light and thin on the palate with no realy complexity. The wife called it a 'beige wine' for it's lack of anything interesting. There was also a slight little weird fizz on the back end that was odd. The wife stated it was like touching your tongue to an almost dead 9 volt battery without the metal taste. I finished the bottle the 2nd night and it had gained a little weiight and a bit more dark fruit with some chocolate coming thru but this was just a slight improvement. Prob a 75 point wine the first night and mayb low 80s the next night. (4385 views) | | | Tasted by pacw808 on 1/7/2011 & rated 89 points: I let it breathe in the bottle about 30 minutes. This wine loves food! I tried it with pizza, chocolate, fruit, veggie chips, cinnamon apple chips and all went pretty well with this wine. It has enough acid to be very food-friendly. Dark cherry nose. blackberry and cedar box with silky soft tannins on the palate. I am not fond of Cab. Sauv. because I can't really taste the fruit behind the tannins. This Grenache really solved that problem for me. It may be at its' prime now. I liked it a little better around 60 degrees over room temp. (3629 views) | | | Tasted by valecnik on 12/15/2010 & rated 88 points: My wine merchant told me this was not your average Garnacha and he was right. Amazingly structured with a lot of grip, following the concentrated red fruits. Some caramel on the nose. Complexity with a dash of mineral. Quite nice. (2027 views) | | | Tasted by MEKWINE on 12/11/2010: Definite red fruits: wild raspberries and strawberries. medium plus weight and good structured tannins, great with food. Subtle pepperiness on the finish, fruits linger as does the acidity. Still has 1-2 years of life in it. (2198 views) | | | Tasted by Bob139 on 11/5/2010 & rated 79 points: An interesting and very unique nose, with, unfortunately, an "off" scent: barnyard one moment, then licorice the next. It's there on the pallete as well. I'd say it's a serious wine, but the "off" scent and taste will be a turn off for most, including me. (2163 views) | | | Tasted by rhit on 8/27/2010: Fruit on the sweet side with some spice. Some structure, but not much else to like. (2326 views) | | | Tasted by ribold on 8/7/2010 & rated 85 points: Great value; would buy again (2223 views) | | | Tasted by Patrick on 6/9/2010 & rated 88 points: Spicy, bright red fruit; a little fizzy straight out of the bottle. Not bad...not compelling (2327 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 6/7/2010: Purply black fruit with a spice component, pretty fun. Also has a bit of a perky thing on the palate. Maybe some CO2 beaded down in there? Alright at $14, way more fun at $9.99. (2349 views) | | | Tasted by t_moderne on 5/30/2010 & rated 89 points: Some good dark fruits; licorice and vanilla. smooth tannins. Nice well rounded wine. Tastes like real wine unlike so many inexpensive but fake Spanish reds (2395 views) | | | Tasted by Don and Pam on 5/4/2010 & rated 89 points: a pleasant surprise. rich and fruity with a nice finish (1402 views) | | | Tasted by btennan1 on 2/13/2010 & rated 83 points: Very basic wine. Not one I would recommend as an introduction to Spain or to the varietal. Highly acidic and one dimensional. Even though this was a <$10 bottle I was expecting more. Definite pass in the future. (2896 views) | | | Tasted by rexmerlot on 2/12/2010 & rated 88 points: Nice Dark red in colour. Nose medium in intensity. Red fruit and spice on nose. Red fruit on palate. Some tannin and acidity. Overall Nice everyday wine. (2655 views) | | | Tasted by David J Cooper on 1/7/2010: Dark red. Huge sweet nose, raspberries and black pepper. Red fruit flavours and then a ton of tannin and acid to balance it all off. As good or better then a lot of 07 Southern Rhones. (2583 views) | | | Tasted by craigkeller on 12/31/2009 & rated 91 points: Bright, spicy notes, strawberry on the nose, effervescent, medium dry, slight smoky finish (2667 views) | | | Tasted by Meganruth1 on 12/21/2009 & rated 83 points: Smells better than it tastes. Smells spicy, Jammy but tastes like everyday merlot. (2769 views) | | | Tasted by nubbin on 11/10/2009 & rated 87 points: Fruity. Medium bodied. Moderately dry. Dark fruit, soft tannins. Good qpr. (1207 views) | | | Tasted by MarkL on 9/13/2009 & rated 81 points: Clear ruby medium intensity
Clean nose. Medium intensity. Redfruit. Strawberry. Some pepper?
High acidity
Low tanin
Red fruit. Strawberry
Short finish.
Good with Italian tomato foods.
Not complex. Fun easy wine. (2817 views) | | | Tasted by HMSWTF on 9/7/2009 & rated 89 points: Very good, one I would buy again (2997 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 7/20/2009 & rated 78 points: Berry Bros & Rudd - Iberian Treasures - A Fine Spanish & Portuguese Wine Walkaround Tasting (Berry Bros, London): Nose: metallic, dull
Mouth: Ugh, tannic, bitter, not nice (3793 views) | | | Tasted by jhannah27 on 3/13/2009 & rated 74 points: BIG fat grape cough syrup with overwhelming alcohol on the mid and into the finish. I tried to give this 24 hours in the air, but there was no improvement from day one to day two. One of the most sour and undesirable wines I have had in quite some time. Dumped most of it down the drain. (2897 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)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.Navarra Vino de Navarra (Asociación Bodegas de Navarra)NavarraVintage rating
1982 Excellent
1983 Very good
1984 Very good
1985 Good
1986 Good
1987 Good
1988 Very good
1989 Very good
1990 Good
1991 Good
1992 Good
1993 Very good
1994 Very good
1995 Excellent
1996 Very good
1997 Good
1998 Very good
1999 Very good
2000 Very good
2001 Excellent
2002 Very good
2003 Good
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