2015 Bodegas Los Frailes Valencia 1771

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 88.3 points

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  6/6/2021 - corkscrews Likes this wine: 89 Points

  A nose of some red fruits and spice, garnet in color. A medium to full bodied red, with black cherry, raspberry, some licorice and spice on finish. winelx.com

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  2/17/2021 - smahk wrote: 88 Points

  Color: ruby
  Nose: cherry, raspberry, cola
  Taste: cherry, cola, cigar smok
  Nice fruit upfront with pepper and anise. The finish is slight with sour cherry. Enjoyable to sip.

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  9/27/2020 - Kgwilson Likes this wine:

  GOOGLE TRANSLATION:In the middle of the reign of Carlos III, in the first of the confiscations, the Velázquez family acquired by auction this farm that had previously been owned by the church, hence the name of the winery: the friars. This happened in 1771 and the label of the winery reflects a fragment of the articles of incorporation (544 maravedies is the reflected price). This wine is made from old monastrell vines of around 82 years old. It comes from a single plot known as "Parcelas del Ribazal" with an area of ​​4.65 hectares at 650 mh. They are glass vines on very calcareous soils (yellow rendzinas) with silts and pebbles. Its remarkable content of silica allows to reduce the activity of the calcareous and favors a good root development, being the roots of the old vines very deep. The wine is aged in 700-liter vats of medium-toasted, fine-grained French oak over 12 months. The result is a cherry-colored wine with a good robe with a purple rim and a nose of Mediterranean character, ripe and with a certain opulence, in which the notes of ripe red fruit (plums and cherries) and the hints of purple flower stand out. on a background of Juanola lozenges, the most surprising comes from the mid palate, medium body, but an incredible sensation of lightness, fresh, with sweet and highly polished tannins, medium structure, slight bitterness and great length. That firm but light structure makes it more versatile and enjoyable.

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  5/1/2020 - PacoHigon Likes this wine:

  En pleno reinado de Carlos III, en la primera de las desamortizaciones, la familia Velázquez adquirió en subasta esta finca que había sido previamente propiedad e la iglesia, de ahí el nombre de la bodega: los frailes. Ello sucedió en 1771 y la etiqueta de la bodega refleja un fragmento de la escritura de constitución (544 maravedies es el precio reflejado). Con viejas cepas de monastrell de alrededor de 82 años se elabora este vino que procede de una única parcela conocida como «Parcelas del Ribazal» con una superficie de 4,65 hectáreas a 650 mh. Son viñas en vaso sobre suelos muy calcáreos (rendzinas amarillas) con limos y cantos rodados. Su notable contenido de sílice permite reducir la actividad del calcáreo y favorece un buen desarrollo radicular, siendo las raíces de las viejas cepas muy profundas. El vino se cría en tinas de 700 litros de roble francés de grano fino y tostado medio a lo largo de 12 meses. El resultado es un vino de color picota de buena capa con ribete morado y una nariz de carácter mediterráneo, maduro y con cierta opulencia, en la que destacan las notas de fruta roja en sazón (ciruelas y cerezas) y los matices de flor morada, sobre un fondo de pastillas Juanola lo más sorprendente viene en el paso por boca, cuerpo medio, pero increíble sensación de ligereza, fresco, con un tanino dulce y muy pulido, estructura media, ligeros amargos y gran longitud. Ese estructura firle pero ligera lo hace más versátil y disfrutable.

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