Finally getting around to trying one of these (of my 2). Transparent garnet, hinting towards bricking a bit at the edges. Smells really nice, with notes of cherry, rose petals, licorice, smoke, and dried spices. Light to medium body, medium acid and finish, and flavors of high toned red fruits, bitter orange peel, and lemon. A bit more interesting on the nose than palate, but a nice wine all around nonetheless. I like it. Food versatile for lighter fare—this one works with poultry, fish, and veggie, and certainly pork. I'd say cellar temp to slightly cooler is the call here.
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Robe rubis assez prononcée, pas de signe de vieillissement, je ne dirais pas qu'il faut absolument le boire cette année. Acidité soutenue, alcool moyen plus très bien intégré (cela a médusé plus d'un dégustateur), corps moyen, belle intensité en bouche, petits fruits rouges cuits, notes salines, finesse des quelques tannins à peine perceptibles. La finale est assez longue, le vin est changeant, très déstabilisant pour qui croirait tout connaître des vins espagnols. Très facile à boire en n'importe quelle circonstance.
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This was fantastic and a really nice surprise. Very unique for a Spanish Garnach in my opinion. Fans of wines like Alto Moncayo or Tres Picos need not apply. Incredibly light colored, like a pinot, very clear. Very aromatic, lots of red fruit, spice and some earth. More rhone like, but cool climate influence, high toned red fruit, nice acid, very peppery and spicy with some earthy notes and grippy tannins on the finish. Really liked this quite a bit, and wish I bought more than 2 bottles.
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3:56 pm (popped and poured) Colour: red-violet, not too tinted, transparency quite fine, the flawless hue goes straight from core to rim Nose: quite a lot of obtrusive country air inclusive plenty of cowshed perfume, fresh cut thyme, some emerging liquorice and tons of very clear, ripe and cool appearing fruit fragrances of bramble, blueberry and extra kitsch’y figs. Besides that there is a certain undercurrent of mineral-detergent’istic scents which I cannot really disclose. So far a rather balanced and still a bit reserved nose which is far away from any superimposed fruit-smarmy attributes. Taste: totally Garnacha in a mostly positive sense; very cool and fresh characteristics; the chewing-gum fruit component isn’t that excessive (luckily) and still in balance, however far more present than the nose predicted; the lean fruit impact is dominated by bramble, blueberries and perhaps some cranberries, the fig is far less evolved and present; thyme, a hint of iodine and some firm liquorice are far less dominant on the palate; the already mentioned obtrusive touch of country air is missing completely; pressure and length of the finish seems fine and pretty immediate; the tannins are splendidly chewable at the moment and the acid is surprisingly invigorating; alcohol seems to be very well integrated, too. So far a very clear, precise, lean, cool, of course very fruitful and totally typical Garnacha without a lot of anxiety triggering potential.
5:36 pm Right now a joint "analysis" is absolutely sufficient. Why? Well I think this one isn’t super suitable for a “Happening Now Tasting”. It is "narcotically" stable on a relatively decent level without being dull. Actually - no real change at all. Well, at the moment the nasal cowshed alleviated to a prosperous and well balanced countryside impression and the taste of bramble flavours might show a little infusion of raspberry. I guess the latter one is pure imagination caused by aromatical gridlock and certainly insufficient palatal abilities on my behalf.
6:59 pm Still no substantial change! Apart of its overall stuck character I might be under the impression that the Bruja Avería 2012 is getting a bit more serious and less fruit driven and more self-contained. However, this evo is rather quiet and supposedly highly imaginary. Perhaps it is really getting a bit’y dull right now.
3:25 pm (on the next day) Today the Bruja Avería 2012 appears far more creamy and caramel'y than yesterday. Actually then there wasn’t a trace of creaminess or caramel at all. Besides this evo it seems to show a little bit more of superimposed, pretty unnerving and rather sweet Garnacha fruit (including some kiddy cough syrup spice). Overall more round, perhaps a bit ponderous, and less fresh / vital than yesterday. Not the best of all possible turns over night, I suppose …
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Private Dinning: Miguel's group plus Nello and Vicky (El Triciclo - Madrid): An easy drink, nothing complicated here but a wine to pair food. Pale yet bright colour. Little turbid. Aromatically this's timid and showing Grenache varietal. Still a poor length but tasty enough to face some dishes at El Triciclo in Madrid.
Un trago sencillo, nada complicado salvo un vino para acompañar una cena. De color pálido aunque brillante. Un poquito turbia. Aromáticamente es tímida y muestra la varietal. Todavía de pobre recorrido pero lo suficientemente sabrosa para acompañar diferentes platos.
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Only because I had a little discussion with one of those little talibans, just kidding dear Jaime, about concentration and/or over-extracted Grenaches in Gredos (Madrid), I poped up this bottle. I know what I've to say isn't going to be very popular cause these guys are in fashion since a few yaers from now in my own country but this is nothing else than a simplistic bottle, over extracted for sure and acidic to the bone. We've better examples in many regions, sorry By the way, I liked that Nebbiolo like colour....because it's unusual in a Greneche!
Solo porque tuve una pequeña discusión con uno de esos pequeños talibanes, puro cachondeo Jaime, sobre la concentración y/o sobre extractación de las Garnachas de Gredos, abrí esta botella. Se que lo que voy a decir no va a ser muy popular porque estos tíos están de moda desde hace unos años en España pero no hay nada más que una botella simplona, seguro que sobre extraida y bien ácida. Tenemos mejores ejemplos en muchas regiones, lo siento. Por cierto, me gustó ese color a Nebbiolo...¡porque es inusual en una garnacha!
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9/17/2020 - studleytrey Likes this wine: 90 Points
Finally getting around to trying one of these (of my 2). Transparent garnet, hinting towards bricking a bit at the edges. Smells really nice, with notes of cherry, rose petals, licorice, smoke, and dried spices. Light to medium body, medium acid and finish, and flavors of high toned red fruits, bitter orange peel, and lemon. A bit more interesting on the nose than palate, but a nice wine all around nonetheless. I like it. Food versatile for lighter fare—this one works with poultry, fish, and veggie, and certainly pork. I'd say cellar temp to slightly cooler is the call here.
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10/7/2015 - Grape_ape wrote:
loved this. So fragrant and intense yet light on its feet
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9/8/2015 - RDHudak wrote: 88 Points
Cool climate and very food friendly. Red fruits with balanced acidity and tannin.
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8/19/2015 - stadler Likes this wine:
Robe rubis assez prononcée, pas de signe de vieillissement, je ne dirais pas qu'il faut absolument le boire cette année. Acidité soutenue, alcool moyen plus très bien intégré (cela a médusé plus d'un dégustateur), corps moyen, belle intensité en bouche, petits fruits rouges cuits, notes salines, finesse des quelques tannins à peine perceptibles. La finale est assez longue, le vin est changeant, très déstabilisant pour qui croirait tout connaître des vins espagnols. Très facile à boire en n'importe quelle circonstance.
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4/9/2015 - Grape_ape Likes this wine: 92 Points
This was fantastic and a really nice surprise. Very unique for a Spanish Garnach in my opinion. Fans of wines like Alto Moncayo or Tres Picos need not apply. Incredibly light colored, like a pinot, very clear. Very aromatic, lots of red fruit, spice and some earth. More rhone like, but cool climate influence, high toned red fruit, nice acid, very peppery and spicy with some earthy notes and grippy tannins on the finish. Really liked this quite a bit, and wish I bought more than 2 bottles.
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8/9/2014 - Oh Dae-su wrote: 87 Points
3:56 pm (popped and poured)
Colour: red-violet, not too tinted, transparency quite fine, the flawless hue goes straight from core to rim
Nose: quite a lot of obtrusive country air inclusive plenty of cowshed perfume, fresh cut thyme, some emerging liquorice and tons of very clear, ripe and cool appearing fruit fragrances of bramble, blueberry and extra kitsch’y figs. Besides that there is a certain undercurrent of mineral-detergent’istic scents which I cannot really disclose. So far a rather balanced and still a bit reserved nose which is far away from any superimposed fruit-smarmy attributes.
Taste: totally Garnacha in a mostly positive sense; very cool and fresh characteristics; the chewing-gum fruit component isn’t that excessive (luckily) and still in balance, however far more present than the nose predicted; the lean fruit impact is dominated by bramble, blueberries and perhaps some cranberries, the fig is far less evolved and present; thyme, a hint of iodine and some firm liquorice are far less dominant on the palate; the already mentioned obtrusive touch of country air is missing completely; pressure and length of the finish seems fine and pretty immediate; the tannins are splendidly chewable at the moment and the acid is surprisingly invigorating; alcohol seems to be very well integrated, too. So far a very clear, precise, lean, cool, of course very fruitful and totally typical Garnacha without a lot of anxiety triggering potential.
5:36 pm
Right now a joint "analysis" is absolutely sufficient. Why? Well I think this one isn’t super suitable for a “Happening Now Tasting”. It is "narcotically" stable on a relatively decent level without being dull. Actually - no real change at all. Well, at the moment the nasal cowshed alleviated to a prosperous and well balanced countryside impression and the taste of bramble flavours might show a little infusion of raspberry. I guess the latter one is pure imagination caused by aromatical gridlock and certainly insufficient palatal abilities on my behalf.
6:59 pm
Still no substantial change! Apart of its overall stuck character I might be under the impression that the Bruja Avería 2012 is getting a bit more serious and less fruit driven and more self-contained. However, this evo is rather quiet and supposedly highly imaginary. Perhaps it is really getting a bit’y dull right now.
3:25 pm (on the next day)
Today the Bruja Avería 2012 appears far more creamy and caramel'y than yesterday. Actually then there wasn’t a trace of creaminess or caramel at all. Besides this evo it seems to show a little bit more of superimposed, pretty unnerving and rather sweet Garnacha fruit (including some kiddy cough syrup spice). Overall more round, perhaps a bit ponderous, and less fresh / vital than yesterday. Not the best of all possible turns over night, I suppose …
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4/8/2014 - Harley1199 wrote:
Private Dinning: Miguel's group plus Nello and Vicky (El Triciclo - Madrid): An easy drink, nothing complicated here but a wine to pair food.
Pale yet bright colour. Little turbid.
Aromatically this's timid and showing Grenache varietal.
Still a poor length but tasty enough to face some dishes at El Triciclo in Madrid.
Un trago sencillo, nada complicado salvo un vino para acompañar una cena.
De color pálido aunque brillante. Un poquito turbia.
Aromáticamente es tímida y muestra la varietal.
Todavía de pobre recorrido pero lo suficientemente sabrosa para acompañar diferentes platos.
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10/13/2013 - Harley1199 wrote:
Only because I had a little discussion with one of those little talibans, just kidding dear Jaime, about concentration and/or over-extracted Grenaches in Gredos (Madrid), I poped up this bottle.
I know what I've to say isn't going to be very popular cause these guys are in fashion since a few yaers from now in my own country but this is nothing else than a simplistic bottle, over extracted for sure and acidic to the bone.
We've better examples in many regions, sorry
By the way, I liked that Nebbiolo like colour....because it's unusual in a Greneche!
Solo porque tuve una pequeña discusión con uno de esos pequeños talibanes, puro cachondeo Jaime, sobre la concentración y/o sobre extractación de las Garnachas de Gredos, abrí esta botella.
Se que lo que voy a decir no va a ser muy popular porque estos tíos están de moda desde hace unos años en España pero no hay nada más que una botella simplona, seguro que sobre extraida y bien ácida.
Tenemos mejores ejemplos en muchas regiones, lo siento.
Por cierto, me gustó ese color a Nebbiolo...¡porque es inusual en una garnacha!
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