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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 9/10/2010 & rated 88 points: 30 Wines Blindtasted: Ross Dinner Tasting (Daniel and Cheryl's, Palo Alto, California): Dark red violet color; herbal, pepper, tart black fruit nose; tart black fruit, pepper, herbal palate; medium-plus finish (1605 views) | | | Tasted by RRL_Chicago on 4/1/2010 & rated 93 points: Excellent 100 percent grenache (2202 views) | | | Tasted by careyd on 1/8/2010 & rated 87 points: Tasting notes consistent with my previous note (the 12/8/09 one). Excellent QPR on this 100 percent grenache from Spain. (2296 views) | | | Tasted by careyd on 12/25/2009 & rated 87 points: Tasting notes 2nd night. Color: Deep ruby, clear. Nose: Big, bold, expressive. Cherries, but tonight I'm getting cranberry as well. A little vanilla in the oak expression as well. On the palate: Cherries, blackberries, black currants. Acidity is fresh and balanced. Midpalate into the finish goes spicy and brings a moderate amount of complexity. The tannins are fine grained and soft. There's a bit of an astringent spike in the midpalate to finish transition that's a little troubling, albeit brief. This is nevertheless very good, worthwhile wine. (2337 views) | | | Tasted by careyd on 12/8/2009 & rated 87 points: Color: Deep ruby, clear. Nose: Big and lovely. Ripe cherries, spice, oak, even strawberries. On the palate: Lovely fresh cherries complemented with nice spike of fresh acidity and black pepper midpalate. The '3rd quarter' midpalate is pomegranate and cranberry, with the spices and some greener herbs continuing/morphing. The finish is medium length and very plummy. This is a pretty simple, easy fruity wine that ranks about 87 points as these things go, but is much higher of simple 'delicious' factor, even though it's not super complex. Sometimes, on a weeknight, this is EXACTLY what to go for. Paired well with meatloaf but a great standalone as well. Drinks at least 10 bucks above it's price point. (2426 views) |
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Bodegas Aragonesas is the largest wine estate in Spain's Campo de Borja DO where grapes have been grown for over 800 years. The estate is located in the small town of Fuendejalon in the foothills of the Iberian Mountain Range in the northern province of Zaragoza. This extremely dry, sunny area of Spain is blessed with a stark contrast between day and night time temperatures that make it ideal for grape cultivation. The vineyards are situated on south-eastern facing plateaus that rise between 450 and 500 meters above sea level on rocky, well drained soils. The farmers who live in Fuendejalon and nearby Magallon grow mostly Garnacha, but some international varieties are grown to add complexity to the estate's blends. The Garnacha vineyards - some planted over 100 years ago - produce very low yields which give wines of deep ruby color and rich, full-bodied flavors that are soft and complex.Tempranillo BlendTempranillo is the backbone of wines made ihvhhcn the best well-known Spanish regions Rioja and Ribera del Duero, but is also grown as far afield as Mexico and Australia.
As a flavor profile, red fruits like strawberries and cherries can predominate - but with a rustic edge. The Many wines made from Tempranillo will spend a few years in barrel and bottle before reaching the consumers . Many Tempranillo-based wines see a few years of oak - add that to a few years of bottle and the wine can give a subtle - and occasionaly not-so-subtle - leathery mouthfeel. The combination of the tart fruit and tannins make this wine very food friendly.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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