2012 Sierra Norte Utiel-Requena Pasión de Bobal

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 87.5 points

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  6/18/2016 - snarfglk wrote: 88 Points

  88+ better than expected.

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  2/5/2016 - mjwstickings Likes this wine: 86 Points

  Usually used in bulk-wine production, Bobal can make for a pretty good wine on its own, when treated well, and this expression from Bobal's home around Valencia is almost that. It doesn't start well, though, opening with a burst of confected sweetness that's like opening a bag of cheap fruit gummies, that is, with an aroma of fake cherries and berries (mixed with rubber). That overpowering aroma remains, but the wine does settle down to reveal a more complex array of elements, such as vanilla, earth, black pepper, chocolate, and red licorice, the last of which is quite prominent on the palate, while the fruit turns real with cherry, blackberry, blueberry, and raspberry leading the way. The curious aspect, though, is the acidity, which just isn't there initially, a sort of gooey flabbiness prevailing. It needs time, a few hours or a day, as well as a light chill, for the acidity to emerge and the overall structure to come together and counter-balance the sweetness. Ultimately, this is a decent curiosity, but in its fabrication, perhaps given the desire for it to be commercially appealing, I'm not sure it really captures either the varietal or the local terroir with any real authenticity.

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  1/23/2016 - cglex wrote: 86 Points

  Tasted at Berman's. Low end Spanish red. I passed at 10.99 a bottle.

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