2014 Bodegas Alejandro Fernández La Mancha Alejairen Campo de Criptana

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  3/16/2022 - GrandeSerataFuori wrote: 87 Points

  Kinda aged white. Never had this varietal (Airén) as far as know. Very oaky and creamy. I enjoyed it but not something I'd search out. M says "no way, too creamy".

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  12/13/2020 - S.Wayne wrote: 88 Points

  Single blind tasting
  Pale gold, unfiltered with dull sheen
  Aromatics medium +. Butterscotch, ripe gold apples, sweet almonds, golden flowers all based on an oak driven wine making style
  Palate medium. Acid medium. Mild phenolic bitterness. Alcohol medium +. Old yellow apples
  Finish has medium length with reasonable balance. Mouthfeel is flabby, likely due to lack of acid.
  Dry glass aromatics of caramel and cream.
  The palate is a letdown after smelling those unique oak driven aromatics. I guess this reflects the grape itself, and the aromatics are mainly due to winemaking techniques?
  Drink now.

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  12/12/2020 - dsamuel wrote: 89 Points

  Pale gold color
  Intense aromas - primarily oak driven but not in a New World/ new oak sort of way - more like an extended meticulous way like a good Rioja Blanco
  Intense butterscotch/ honey/ yellow flowers and nuts - not much fruit on the nose to speak of
  I find the palate to be lacking, especially in contrast to the aromas - somewhat dilute and primarily consisting of bruised apple and oak
  Medium acid with medium phenolics and medium plus alcohol
  Really a well made wine but appears limited by the varietal - all the positive aspects appear to be due to intervention
  Hard to say with this but my guess would be drink now

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  11/12/2020 - Seafoam Manor wrote: 93 Points

  The degree it which anyone will like this wine is based almost entirely on their opinion of oxidative Spanish whites, which is typically only hit or miss if you round up a bit. If you like them, this is a less funky Lopez de Heredia Gravonia... sort of. Because Airen is inherently very neutral, this just screams of the process, so you're left with all sorts of oak (not in a high toast, new world, sort of way) and oxidative notes; light vanilla, coconut, sweet spice, chamomile, a wide array of nuttiness, bruised apple, bits of butterscotch, honey, meyer lemon and a general marzipan sort of thing. This was much better as it warmed up (a hair above Chardonnay temp), bringing out all of the richer sort of flavors. This is in a good spot, but I think it has the capacity to continue its funky evolution. At times this edges up to having touches of Oloroso Sherry or Tawny Port flavors, but remains totally, totally, dry. Super unique, wine nerds only, sort of wine that I could totally see people being turned off by.

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  7/26/2020 - dlowrey99 wrote: flawed

  bottle may have been under heat at some point, cork had risen half a centimeter or so. tasted overly oaked with intense alcohol vapors.

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