Posts Tagged ‘Garnacha’
Sunday, February 1st, 2009
91 / A-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 13 May 2008
Purple core with a ruby and violet rim. Blueberries leap from the glass, surrounded by wet earth and charcoal with bright crushed flower petals and fresh pencil shavings. Soft and sweet entry on the palate. Honeycomb flavors melt around blueberry and cinnamon spice. Full bodied with a lot of alcohol, but great balance and a long finish.
A blend of 60% Garnacha and 40% Tempranillo. A fantastic, dense blend. Starting to show well now, and will continue to do so for another decade.
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Sunday, February 1st, 2009
86 / A-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 11 Dec 2008
Dark purple core with a lighter rim. Brooding, dark aromas of rich, jammy cherries, spicy nutmeg and a hint of wet stones. A little thin on the entry but medium tannins on the mid-palate. Lots of oak and minerals around a core of cherry.
A blend of 60% Garnacha, 30% Carmenere and 10% Syrah
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Tags: 2006, Agricola, carmenere, cherry, etim, falset, falset-marca, Garnacha, grenache, jam, jammy, marca, mineral, montsant, nutmeg, oak, purple, red, red wine, seleccion, spain, spice, stone, Syrah, wine
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Sunday, February 1st, 2009
91 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 08 Dec 2008
Dark purple core with a medium purple/ruby rim. Smoky and rich with a core of spicy plum and wet earth minerality. Black cherries are surrounded by toasted nutmeg spice. Fruity entry on the palate with good tannic grip. Lush black cherry and plum fruits are balanced by great acidity. Smoky, stony and a touch of earth. Chewy finish with a touch of coffee on the finish.
Made of 50% Carinena, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Garnacha.
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Tags: 2004, Agricola, black, cabernet, carignan, carinena, castell, cherry, coffee, earth, falset, falset-marca, fruit, Garnacha, grenache, marca, mineral, montsant, nutmeg, plum, purple, red, red wine, ruby, sauvignon, smoke, spain, spice, stone, toast, wine
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Sunday, February 1st, 2009
91 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 13 Aug 2008
Dark garnet color from the core to the rim. Bold, spicy aromas of licorice, candied cherries, chocolate and sweet tea lead to a more intense wet clay note followed by lingering cinnamon. The wine is lush and full, filling the mouth with caramel covered cherries and spicy cinnamon, with the same hint of clay supporting the fruits and helping the round, approachable tannins give good structure to the wine. Fruit, spices and just a touch of vanilla linger in the finish.
Spicy, fruity and delicious. What more could you want from a red wine? Since it’s a Reserva, it has already been aged for you in their cellars, making it ready to pick up at your wine shop and drink tonight. While it may be a few dollars more than your average every day wine, the extra age put on it in the winery’s cellars makes this much deeper and more complex of a wine, and is more than worth the few extra dollars. A blend of 93% Tempranillo, 5% Garnacha and 2% Mazuelo. It is aged for 24 months in large American oak casks, which is what gives the wine its touch of creamy caramel and vanilla flavors. American oak is used rather frequently in Spain and is a nice match for their big powerful reds.
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Tags: 2004, candy, caramel, cherry, chocolate, cinnamon, clay, Garnacha, garnet, grenache, licorice, marques, mazuelo, murrieta, red, red wine, Reserva, Rioja, spain, spice, sweet, tea, Tempranillo, vanilla, wine
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Saturday, January 31st, 2009
86 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 24 Sep 2008
Medium ruby core with a pink rim. There is a touch of Old World earth and barnyard (this is a good thing in moderation) to the aromas around a core of dark fruit. Blackberry and black cherry aromas are accented by a hint of sweet tea and leather. Light and easy drinking on the palate with good acidity. The black cherry flavors are supported by dark roasted coffee and cinnamon.
Spain offers a huge variety of wines and many compelling values. This is a perfect wine to help familiarize yourself with the Spanish style of winemaking, as well as the Tempranillo grape (this wine is 85% Tempranillo, and the rest Garnacha and Graciano). The bold acidity makes this a perfect wine for all kinds of foods, so grab a bottle, call some friends and get a Tapas cookbook. Light enough for hearty fish - think paella with scallops and mussels - yet spicy and rich enough to go with ham, beef and just about any soft sheep milk cheeses. Not a wine to age or use to impress big collectors, but something that is fun, goes with food and friends, and is produced in great quantity, making it easy to find around the world.
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Tags: 2004, barnyard, black, blackberry, caceres, cherry, cinnamon, coffee, Crianza, earth, Garnacha, grenache, leather, marques, red, red wine, Rioja, roast, spain, sweet, tea, Tempranillo, wine
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
93 / B
Tasted by Mike Supple - 11 Aug 2008
Dark, almost black, core surrounded by a thick glass-coating fuchsia rim. New oak aromas (coconut, fried banana chips and vanilla) over rich aromas of cocoa, plum, black cherry, cassis and blackberry with a lingering hint of nutmeg and wet slate. Very dense and thick in the mouth with a ton of tannic grip. Black cherry and plum fruits are underscored by a streak of minerality. A touch of coffee, vanilla, coconut and baker’s chocolate linger on the finish.
A blend of 85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano, 3% Garnacha and 2% other. The vines range in age from 34 - 97 years old, which means that each vine produces less fruit, but the flavors are darker and more concentrated than those from young vines.
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Tags: 2004, balckberry, banana, Blend, Bodegas, cassis, cherry, chocolate, cocoa, coconut, coffee, Fernando, Ganuza, Garnacha, Graciano, mineral, nutmeg, oak, plum, Ramirez, red, red wine, Rioja, slate, spain, Tempranillo, vanilla
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