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Monthly Tasting Group HWS #007; Grenache worldwide.
By RvD
Tasted November 23, 2005 by Zweder with 164 views
Flight 1 (15 notes)
Rosé
2004 Domaine Montrose Vin de Pays d'Oc Rosé
Perfumed, soft and fresh acidity and pleasant bitterness in the finish.
Red
2003 Domaine Chamfort Vaucluse
84 points
Cherry fruits, some pepper, ok acidity, slightly sticky tannin in the sweet finish.
Red
2004 Piovene Porto Godi Tocai Rosso Colli Berici Vigneto Riveselle
82 points
Still a bit locked. Cherries, flint stone, firm acidity and elegant. Ok wine.
Red
2002 Bonny Doon Vineyard Grenache Clos de Gilroy
84 points
Light red, little brownish. Barnyard with cherries in the bouquet. Mature sweet and bitterness. Medium long aftertaste.
Red
1999 Kingston Estate Grenache
86 points
Concentrated red berries in the bouquet. On the palate the same, some pepper and flint stone. Ok acidity. Good concentration and elegance as well.
Red
2001 Domaine la Colombette Lledoner Pelut Vin de Pays des Côteaux du Libron Demi Muid
87 points
Dark blood red. In the bouquet a little backward, but there is some marmalade and lavender. Full bodied, iodine, cherries, a little sweet. A complete wine, already pleasant, but better in about a year.
Red
2003 Bodegas Coloma Roja Tinto Joven
85 points
Beautiful and fruity and somewhat sweet bouquet. On the palate concentrated raspberry juicy with ok acidity.
Red
2002 Bodegas Camino del Villar Navarra Viña Aliaga Vieja
86 points
Flowers, currants, flint stone, juicy cherries, good concentration. Nice wine.
Red
2003 Bodegas San Alejandro Garnacha Baltasar Gracian Viñas Viejas
86 points
Intense cherry fruit in the bouquet. Juicy red fruits and a lot of tannins which develop rapidly in the glass. A good price/quality wine.
Red
2002 Bodegas San Alejandro Garnacha Baltasar Gracian Viñas Viejas
85 points
Juicy, less complex than 2003. A lot of acidity. This wine needs some time.
Red
2002 d'Arenberg Grenache The Derelict Vineyard
89 points
Not much notes: Power, full bodied, a very complete wine.
Red
2001 Argiolas Costera
89 points
Deep bouquet with cherries and vanilla. Same on the palate, dark berries as well, different layers. Elegant wine with good acidity and soft bitterness.
Red
2001 Alvaro Palacios Priorat Finca Dofí
94 points
very complete and complex full bodied wine with a lot of power. Wow! Super.
Red - Fortified
N.V. Domaine Bressy Masson Rasteau Rancio Vin Doux Naturel
87 points
Currants, dried fruits. Complex. Holds the midst between sherry and a tawny port wine.
Red - Fortified
1994 Castell des Hospices Banyuls Grand Cru
85 points
Not much notes; just a tasty beautiful wine. Everybody’s friend. A bit like a port wine.