2017 Ampeleia Alicante

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 88.9 points

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  7/18/2021 - RoyaltyCoins wrote: 91 Points

  Pale garnet.
  
  Nose: Dried cherry, light potpourri, red tea, leather. Elegantly perfumed
  
  Mouth: Dried bing cherry and strawberry notes lead a lightly electric midpalate of worn leather and iron black pepper that tingle as they pass through. Laid back in feel and lightly succulent, with a tannic tinge on the finish for a hint of structure. Drink now - 2026.
  
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  3/20/2021 - virginiacross Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Compared to the 2018, this seems a little muted and less energized. There’s this wild note that jumps out at you in the 2018 (floral? peppery?) that’s missing here. In any case, it’s still worth a try. Maybe there’s not so much consistency between bottles, because I found pretty high, grippy tannins—the opposite of what someone else had noted. Much higher tannins than the 2018. I grabbed another bottle, so some other day I’ll see if it was just this bottle that was different or the whole 2017 vintage. Light bodied garnet color. Sour cherry, strawberry upfront. Hints at carbonic maceration—that whiff of banana and bubble gum. Some spice notes too, like baked apple cobbler. Drink slightly chilled, make sure you have an aroma collecting glass.

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  1/11/2021 - Fausto_Coppi Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Fresh, red fruit based wine with a slight prickle on opening. Lovely acid/fruit balance with minimal tannins, ideal for drinking now and over next 12 months.

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  8/18/2020 - Maphill01 Likes this wine:

  PNP. Nose of candy cherry. Wild raspberry, Licorice, earthy funk. Light body, medium high tannins and acidity. A little spritzy.

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  5/11/2020 - rgcarole Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Great balance

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