Winery - Alto Moncayo
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Burnt and seemingly weedy at first, this heavily oaked 100% Garnacha is initially downright weird and baked. In the final analysis it’s all wood and medicinal fruit. Not a personal favorite.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A warm and earthy wine with baked dark-fruit aromas covered in a blanket of fully toasted oak. This bruiser, like its brothers, is all-out Garnacha. It carries a stated 15.5% alcohol, and the flavors are of roasted black plum, blackberry and wood. More lively than the reserve-level wines from Alto Moncayo, but still hard, demanding and heavy. 500 cases made.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
One of the biggest wines you’ll find from Spain. It starts with brawny, malty aromas of ultraripe berries, leather and earthy warmth. The palate is searing, with baked pie flavors, chocolate and heat. Finishes with even more licorice and mint, and at 16% this is one chewy red wine. Not for fans of elegant, lighter-framed reds. Only 600 cases made.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
As mammoth wines go, this is rock-solid. Sixteen percent alcohol tells you that it’s strapping and ripe. But more than just being big and fiery, it’s pleasant and sophisticated. The nose offers mocha and raisin, and the palate delivers a feast of toasty, vanilla-edged berry and plum flavors. Fresh and balanced given the level of ripeness and oak treatment. Drink through 2010. 350 cases made.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Smoky, roasted and spicy on the nose, with berry fruit, licorice and black pepper scents. Definitely a warm, ripe, chunky wine with smooth blackberry, chocolate and mocha flavors. Big and with plenty of oak, but the integration and overall balance are commendable. Best now through 2012.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Smoky, toasty and rich, with no shortage of power and fire in the hole. The palate is meaty and dense, with black fruit, black pepper and heat. But even with the unavoidable heat the wine shows balance along with attractive finishing flavors of fig, beef jerky, licorice and chocolate. Undeniably big and powerful at 16.5% alcohol. Drink soon, and with food. Otherwise it might seem too hot and burning.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Campo de Borja can produce some strange wines, and at the head of the class would be this rooty, tomato-laden wine that’s at one point sweet but then bland and cooked at the next. A varietal Garnacha from a hot vintage that just isn’t worth the price.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Excellent Garnacha in very modern dressing. The nose is sweet, candied, lightly baked and rich, with hints of prune, coconut and fine aged cheese. The palate is smooth and deep, with blackberry, molasses and licorice flavors. Sturdy and studly wine, with weight and only a pinch of heat and bite. Six hundred cases produced; drink now–2012.
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