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• esfesq Likes this wine: 89 points

  March 30, 2014 - Haven't had this wine since it was released and it has changed considerably, probably past its prime, but still boasts a wonderfully complex bouquet of dark red fruit, wood, earth-like loamy note, bit of white pepper, subtle spice, a vein of minerality along with some other notes that are difficult to capture. It retained much of its ruby color with distinct bricking on the edge. Mid-weight, some acidity remained, but I found the finish disjointed. As I recall this is all Garnacha from fairly old vines -- it was a bit of a monster on released, but now its mellow and an interesting sipper, but I would definitely not wait any longer to pull the cork on this one.

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• chefee1 wrote: 87 points

  June 16, 2007 - This is a big wine but i was surprised by its sense of balance. Thick and chewy but not overbearing

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• chefee1 wrote: 86 points

  January 22, 2007 - Big, sweet, hot country wine with power but little sophistication. Made good pizza wine

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• Eric wrote: 89 points

  November 19, 2004 - Seattle Tasting Group does Spanish wines (Seattle, WA, USA): The first bottle opened was badly corked, but fortunately JasonD was carrying a spare which he quickly opened. The dense nose shows raspberry, chambord and flowers. Holy crap, the palate is high octane with huge alcohol yet vibracy and intensity. This shows a bit too much heat, but it has nice structure and carries it pretty well.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2000
• Type Red
• Producer Artazu
• Varietal Garnacha
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Santa Cruz de Artazu
• Country Spain
• Region Navarra
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Navarra

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• In Cellars 33 (32%)
• Consumed 69 (68%)

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