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| Community Tasting Notes (average 84 pts. and median of 84 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by VinLancaster on 8/26/2011 & rated 81 points: 90% Carinena, 10% Grenache. N: Candied apple, smoke and aniseed . P: Sweet tar, disjointed and thin. (2381 views) | | | Tasted by ecrvich on 3/23/2011 & rated 78 points: Medium to dark purple. Aromas of cherry, apple skin, oak, incense, sulfur. Medium sweetness, medium acidity. Medium body, strong tannins. Overall pretty forgettable...plenty of sulfites make the nose less than enticing, and the tannins are rather rough and harsh. Not without some good points, but not something I'd take much delight in. (2951 views) | | | Tasted by mikacz on 8/8/2010 & rated 84 points: Porzeczka i kiszone ogórki. Mocny alkohol w ustach. Dla mnie bardzo średnie (3332 views) | | | Tasted by Epic Tale on 12/13/2009 & rated 77 points: color: crushed velvet purple; nose: faint raspberry; taste: non-descript thinnish fruit on initial impression, short, slightly medicinal finish backed by light-medium tannins; overall: disappointing package that lacks flair, no notable characteristics to bring the thunder, tastier alternatives abound at same price point ($11 at Morris Miller in NW DC) (3641 views) |
| Celler el Masroig producer websiteCarignan Blend50% Mourvèdre 30% Carignan 20% GrenacheSpain 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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