2001 Monte Xanic Gran Ricardo

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 85.5 points

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  8/28/2009 - hcampana wrote: 88 Points

  This is probably the best Gran Ricardo that I have had. The nose is quite pleasing, although it lacks intensity. In the mouth, this is a medium bodied, relatively elegant mouthfeel with completely resolved tannin. I would have liked a lot more fruit. Everything seems subdued. Like listening to a song with barely perceptible volume. It is quite hard to get excited about this type of wine, although it is very decent.
  
  Este es el mejor Gran Ricardo que he probado. La nariz es placentera, aunque carece de intensidad. En boca, este es un vino con cuerpo medio, una textura elegante y taninos completamente resueltos. Me hubiese gustado mucha más fruta. Todo parece atenuado. Es como escuchar una canción con el volumen muy bajo. Es difícil emocionarse mucho con este tipo de vinos, aunque es muy decente.

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  4/17/2008 - Javs wrote: 86 Points

  Not as bad as I was expecting from the couple of reviews out there. At first it was simple and one-dimensional, but as it breathed, the fruit came out and the cabernet qualities. Can't say I'd seek it out again, especially at that price, but it's a good start for modern, Mexican wine production.

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  5/24/2007 - hcampana wrote: 86 Points

  '98 Dead Arm, '03 Montes Folley, '03 Catena Alta, '03 Luigi Bosca Gala & 4 high-end Mexican wines (Monterrey, Mexico): Red Wine No. 6
  
  Most evolved color of the night. This had a brownish hue that seems un natural given that this wine is only 5 years old. The nose was weird at first, but definitely more interesting than the rather un pleasant noses of all wines tasted so far (except for No. 3). Some funky barn notes were present at first. Then dark fruits and other ineffable aromas. In the mouth, this lost its appeal, tasting salty and a bit acidic, lacking fruit.

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  2/16/2007 - hcampana wrote: 82 Points

  Had last night with hors d'ourvres with Chuck and Paty.
  
  The bottle is heavy, beautiful and imposing with a beautiful bright red wax seal. What is in the bottle is not so impressive. The nose is attractively fruited, but in the mouth, the saltiness and over acidification returns. Does not invite you back for another sip. We only drank the first glass and left the rest of the bottle for the sink. I wish this wine had shown better to rpove my opinion of Mexcian wines wrong.

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