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Low intervention wine. First time trying this grape and learning how to identify these types of wines. Cloudy appearance, funk, and high acidity. Ready to drink now.
Rosella/rose petals, pepper, herbs, a bit of funk. Perhaps a bit sweet too.
This was well made yet I didn't like it.
For the record, I absolutely hate anything rose flavored so this wine was not for me.
For the Southeast Asians reading this, it tastes like F&N Rose Syrup or Air Bandung...if both of these products were made from grapes instead of god knows what!
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Mencía with 5% of Merenzao, Brancellao and Alicante Bouschet of vineyards of more than 80 years of soils mostly gneis with mica and quartz in the area of Amandi. It fermented with whole clusters and FML in 350 L and 500 L oak barrels, and aged with the lees in barrels for 12 months without transfer. Very aromatic, red fruits, herbaceous notes, smoke, flowers, mineral, spices, spicy, fresh, balanced, elegant, vibrant and tasty. Ready to drink!!!
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After a disappointing experience with this producer's more entry level cuvee, I wasn't expecting much from this bottle. But boy did it deliver. The best I can describe this is if they made mencia wines in beaujolais, except this has a lot more complexity. It's infused with iron notes, meat, and minerality. It almost has an unfiltered texture to it, not thick, but sort of like juice that has a touch of pulp in it. Unique wine, not sure it's worth ~$80 given the light style, but enjoyed nonetheless.
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At PMKLCC. Wax seal. Drank in Gabriel Standart. Appearance is clear, medium to deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs. Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of flotal violets, purple boysenberries becoming more pure red cherries, rosemary and thyme herbs, stony mineral vein, white pepper. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), very gentle low tannins, medium body. Medium+ intensity, pure sweet red cherries, gentle red plums, bits of purple boysenberry, lovely herbs of rosemary and thyme nuances, salty stones minerality in background, white pepper, very slight hint of natural fermented vegetable. Long finish. Very good quality. Impressed. 95% Mencia and 5% other local varieties like Brancellao and Garnacha Tintorera.
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Dark red, black fruits, spices, minerals especially slate, Syrah like, after time cherries & strawberries, complex nose, high acidity, excellent depth, medium bodied, refined tannins, savoury salty finish, pure, unique & hugely satisfying, v hard to put down 94+
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PnP. Agree entirely with the few reviews immediately below. Ready to drink, could hold but very satisfying now. Red fruits, rose hips, gentle pepper spice, delicious. Comparable (roughly) to a Cru Beaujolais but with riper fruit.
Complex, deep and lively bouquet of medium intensity; red currants, cranberries, rosewood; warm, wet volcanic earth, rounded with a delicate pepper spiciness. Moderate tannin on the palate; nice, lively acidity; medium body; red berries, beet. The slight extract sweetness hints at a more ripe vintage. Still quite cool overall, clean and with fruity expression infused with a mineral vein. Ends with nice liveliness long.
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The best red from Envinate I had so far and surely one of the best red experience I had so far from Spain! The nose shows cherry with a hint of strawberry, a basket of herbs, rose petals, blood orange, wet forest. On the palate sweet cherry, a bit sour cherry, strawberry, with a nice mineralic and acidic backbone. All accompanied with spices. The tannins are soft and well integrated. The overall balance is simply beautiful. Long aftertaste.
Excellent red wine!
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This wine pours light ruby with some pink toward the rim. The nose is highly aromatic and massively complex on opening showing notes of rose petals, blood orange, pomegranate, burning incense, burnt orange peel, crushed coriander seed, crushed cardamom pod, granite, fresh thyme, red cherry, strawberry, fresh ginger, and a touch of forest undergrowth. The palate enters on bright sweet red fruit, with medium minus tannin and medium plus acid. The mid-palate is gorgeously textured, sweet, and bright accented with loads of spice. The finish does turn ever so slightly bitter and green, which is really the only knock I can come up with against it. What a stunning wine. Stylistically this recalls some of the restrained new world Pinot Noirs I've had from Mount Eden, Rhys, and Littorai, with also perhaps even a nod to a young upper tier burgundy from a top producer who uses stems. This wine is a legend. An instant classic. A wine that when opened in 10, 20, 30 years will have people baffled at its origin, aromatics, and complexity. Just stunning, stunning juice here from Envinate.
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2/25/2024 - Chupeaka Does not like this wine: 92 Points
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Low intervention wine. First time trying this grape and learning how to identify these types of wines. Cloudy appearance, funk, and high acidity. Ready to drink now.
Rosella/rose petals, pepper, herbs, a bit of funk. Perhaps a bit sweet too.
This was well made yet I didn't like it.
For the record, I absolutely hate anything rose flavored so this wine was not for me.
For the Southeast Asians reading this, it tastes like F&N Rose Syrup or Air Bandung...if both of these products were made from grapes instead of god knows what!
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2/19/2024 - Kike Sola Likes this wine: 92 Points
Mencía with 5% of Merenzao, Brancellao and Alicante Bouschet of vineyards of more than 80 years of soils mostly gneis with mica and quartz in the area of Amandi. It fermented with whole clusters and FML in 350 L and 500 L oak barrels, and aged with the lees in barrels for 12 months without transfer. Very aromatic, red fruits, herbaceous notes, smoke, flowers, mineral, spices, spicy, fresh, balanced, elegant, vibrant and tasty. Ready to drink!!!
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12/24/2023 - Justin S Likes this wine: 93 Points
After a disappointing experience with this producer's more entry level cuvee, I wasn't expecting much from this bottle. But boy did it deliver. The best I can describe this is if they made mencia wines in beaujolais, except this has a lot more complexity. It's infused with iron notes, meat, and minerality. It almost has an unfiltered texture to it, not thick, but sort of like juice that has a touch of pulp in it. Unique wine, not sure it's worth ~$80 given the light style, but enjoyed nonetheless.
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11/25/2023 - Derek Darth Taster Likes this wine: 94 Points
At PMKLCC. Wax seal. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is clear, medium to deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of flotal violets, purple boysenberries becoming more pure red cherries, rosemary and thyme herbs, stony mineral vein, white pepper. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), very gentle low tannins, medium body. Medium+ intensity, pure sweet red cherries, gentle red plums, bits of purple boysenberry, lovely herbs of rosemary and thyme nuances, salty stones minerality in background, white pepper, very slight hint of natural fermented vegetable. Long finish.
Very good quality. Impressed.
95% Mencia and 5% other local varieties like Brancellao and Garnacha Tintorera.
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6/23/2023 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 94 Points
Dark red, black fruits, spices, minerals especially slate, Syrah like, after time cherries & strawberries, complex nose, high acidity, excellent depth, medium bodied, refined tannins, savoury salty finish, pure, unique & hugely satisfying, v hard to put down
94+
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3/16/2023 - Wine_Hoarder Likes this wine: 93 Points
PnP. Agree entirely with the few reviews immediately below. Ready to drink, could hold but very satisfying now. Red fruits, rose hips, gentle pepper spice, delicious. Comparable (roughly) to a Cru Beaujolais but with riper fruit.
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6/20/2022 - Vas19 wrote: 93 Points
Already drinking great but with more in reserve
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3/17/2022 - MQuentel@web.de Likes this wine: 93 Points
Complex, deep and lively bouquet of medium intensity; red currants, cranberries, rosewood; warm, wet volcanic earth, rounded with a delicate pepper spiciness. Moderate tannin on the palate; nice, lively acidity; medium body; red berries, beet. The slight extract sweetness hints at a more ripe vintage. Still quite cool overall, clean and with fruity expression infused with a mineral vein. Ends with nice liveliness long.
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2/13/2022 - Bradetti Likes this wine: 95 Points
The best red from Envinate I had so far and surely one of the best red experience I had so far from Spain!
The nose shows cherry with a hint of strawberry, a basket of herbs, rose petals, blood orange, wet forest. On the palate sweet cherry, a bit sour cherry, strawberry, with a nice mineralic and acidic backbone. All accompanied with spices. The tannins are soft and well integrated. The overall balance is simply beautiful. Long aftertaste.
Excellent red wine!
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12/22/2021 - Wine Canuck wrote: 95 Points
This wine pours light ruby with some pink toward the rim. The nose is highly aromatic and massively complex on opening showing notes of rose petals, blood orange, pomegranate, burning incense, burnt orange peel, crushed coriander seed, crushed cardamom pod, granite, fresh thyme, red cherry, strawberry, fresh ginger, and a touch of forest undergrowth. The palate enters on bright sweet red fruit, with medium minus tannin and medium plus acid. The mid-palate is gorgeously textured, sweet, and bright accented with loads of spice. The finish does turn ever so slightly bitter and green, which is really the only knock I can come up with against it. What a stunning wine. Stylistically this recalls some of the restrained new world Pinot Noirs I've had from Mount Eden, Rhys, and Littorai, with also perhaps even a nod to a young upper tier burgundy from a top producer who uses stems. This wine is a legend. An instant classic. A wine that when opened in 10, 20, 30 years will have people baffled at its origin, aromatics, and complexity. Just stunning, stunning juice here from Envinate.
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