I wouldn't guess this wine was grenache. Nose was very perfumed, more typical of many Italian wines. Body was fairly light and food friendly. Good fruit and nice smooth finish. Overall, very nice.
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Strawberries. Cherry or other red fruit based brandy. (not the fruit side of it, but the sent of it in a dry liquor...) fruity but strong alcohol backbone) Some vegetal notes (rhubarb?) Good Grenache nose. good fruit. Dry but with admirable fruit forwardness. The alcohol based warm finish lingers o a fruity finish. I would tend to think it can age but most likely would better drunk now. Very happy for the price. Good job Buil & Gine!
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Hauntingly dry. Some fruit on the nose and during the first few sips. The dryness then overwhelms the wine masking the flavor, leaving an unripe, dry gin aftertaste; slightly bitter. It may be better mixed in a concoction with tonic water... :-)
OK if you're just having a glass, but skip on the bottle.
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Nose: Medium intensity, developing; Ripe, concentrated red fruit, strawberry, herbaceous, bramble, sweet vanilla. Almost Chateauneuf like. Palate: Medium intensity, high alcohol, medium, fine tannins, medium + body, med + acid, medium length. Ripe red fruit, toasty oak, sour finish. Quality: Good. Concentration of flavours, especially on nose. Appealing, some complexity. Palate a little lean and warm. Drinking fine now, will last 1-2 years. Best now when fruit is fresh.
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Very good balanced and warming wine which went down really well with slow-cooked pork chops. Great balance, nose and a palate with is smooth and packed with bright fruits.
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Simple, forward wine. Pleasant and enjoyable but that's it. Doesnt feel over extracted or anything. dont be scared of its 14% alchohol either. Had with tapas and fits that sort of food/ambience.
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5/4/2014 - ccarter5181 wrote: 86 Points
Good but flavors and nose more muted than the last bottle. Might be going downhill at this point.
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5/12/2013 - ccarter5181 wrote: 88 Points
I wouldn't guess this wine was grenache. Nose was very perfumed, more typical of many Italian wines. Body was fairly light and food friendly. Good fruit and nice smooth finish. Overall, very nice.
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12/28/2011 - leonardo_de_araujo wrote: 88 Points
Strawberries. Cherry or other red fruit based brandy. (not the fruit side of it, but the sent of it in a dry liquor...)
fruity but strong alcohol backbone)
Some vegetal notes (rhubarb?)
Good Grenache nose.
good fruit. Dry but with admirable fruit forwardness.
The alcohol based warm finish lingers o a fruity finish.
I would tend to think it can age but most likely would better drunk now.
Very happy for the price.
Good job Buil & Gine!
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12/26/2011 - davestenton wrote:
This is Priorat-lite. A whiff of stone and then some decent red fruit but nothing more. Palate is nicely weighted but otherwise underwhelming.
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11/26/2011 - ottawalawyer wrote: 86 Points
A good basic wine from Spain. I didn't detect as much dryness as past people
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7/16/2011 - czar33 wrote: 86 Points
Goûteux, rond très bien mais tout d'une pièce.
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5/23/2011 - lagavulin wrote: 84 Points
Hauntingly dry. Some fruit on the nose and during the first few sips. The dryness then overwhelms the wine masking the flavor, leaving an unripe, dry gin aftertaste; slightly bitter. It may be better mixed in a concoction with tonic water... :-)
OK if you're just having a glass, but skip on the bottle.
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4/1/2011 - pbmedder wrote:
Nose: Medium intensity, developing; Ripe, concentrated red fruit, strawberry, herbaceous, bramble, sweet vanilla. Almost Chateauneuf like.
Palate: Medium intensity, high alcohol, medium, fine tannins, medium + body, med + acid, medium length. Ripe red fruit, toasty oak, sour finish.
Quality: Good. Concentration of flavours, especially on nose. Appealing, some complexity. Palate a little lean and warm.
Drinking fine now, will last 1-2 years. Best now when fruit is fresh.
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3/6/2011 - darrenhe wrote: 87 Points
Very good balanced and warming wine which went down really well with slow-cooked pork chops. Great balance, nose and a palate with is smooth and packed with bright fruits.
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11/21/2010 - czar33 wrote: 85 Points
Correct mais sans personalité, un peu déçu de ce vin d'un seul bloc.
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9/25/2010 - Papies wrote: 84 Points
Simple, forward wine. Pleasant and enjoyable but that's it. Doesnt feel over extracted or anything. dont be scared of its 14% alchohol either. Had with tapas and fits that sort of food/ambience.
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