2019 Bodegas Ateca Calatayud Atteca Old Vines

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90 points

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  2/24/2024 - wayne47 wrote:

  Good for the price of 9.99. We will be getting more.

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  11/12/2023 - wayne47 wrote:

  Both of us liked it. Light but plummy. Will try to get more at $8.

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  10/24/2022 - Berckel wrote:

  Bodegas Ateca is owned by the Gil family, which are world famous for its El Nido and Clio wines, but also has very small beautiful domains where the best of the region is brought out on a very small scale. All these wines are all gems. With Ateca, Shaya and Can Blau they have great wineries in various regions where only indigenous grapes are used.
  
  In 2005, Bodega Ateca, 55 hectares in size, was established in the village of the same name. The bodega is located in the province of Zaragoza, fourteen kilometers from Calatayud
  
  The old Garnacha vines are planted on the hills about 900 meters above sea level. The vineyard is located on a slate plateau with clay layers. The slate ensures that the vines can root very deeply and the clay layers hold the little rain that falls in this region well. Only the vineyards that have this unique terroir characteristic can operate organically and produce quality juice in this inhospitable area. The height also makes a huge difference because the differences in temperature during the day and night bring a grape into balance with sufficient free and acids. The grapes are picked manually in this vineyard and after the fermentation process, the wine is kept in barrels for 10 months and is bottled for almost a year.
  
  The full fruity wine is surprisingly elegant. On the nose the wine has ripe notes of morello cherries and plums which are accentuated by notes of mint, orange peel with soft tannins on the palate, juicy acidity ending with a long and smoky finish.
  Specifics:
  Type of Wine: Red
  Country: Spain
  Region: Catalunya
  Winery: Ateca
  Grape: Garnacha, Grenache
  Biological: No
  Year: 2019
  Drinking as of: 2022
  Drinking till: 2027
  Alcohol %: 15%
  Content: 0.75 ltr
  Oak aging: Yes
  Sparkling: No
  Dessert wine: No
  Closure: Cork
  Tasting Profiles: Rustic, Dry, Aged on wood, Powerful, Spicy, Round, Red fruit, Tannines, Full

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