Winery - Bodegas Pirineos
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Somontano wines are not always easy to love due to firm acidity and limited flesh and fluff. Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon account for 70% of this lean, solidly oaked wine that revolves around its tangy raspberry and cherry core. Freshness and Old World restraint characterize Marboré.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Strange that a 2006 wine will already seem old, but thus is the bane of Somontano, a region striving for better wines but not always hitting the target. This Macabeo-Chardonnay blend goes heavy on the melon and apple character, and in the end it teeters on cider-like.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Very woody, with overt menthol and lemony aromas that cover up what black cherry fruit there is. The palate is fairly lean and sour, and with that funky lemon-tinged oak, it tastes almost of citrus. A five-grape blend with hard tannins and bite.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
An indigenous varietal wine from Spain. Parraleta hails from mountainous Somontano, and this rendition is dark on the nose, with asphalt and licorice aromas. The palate is more tangy and medium, with raspberry, plum and oak. Almost Chianti-like in its body and feel. Good but limited depth of flavors.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The only sweetness on offer is on the nose. After that, things go lightweight and tangy, leaving a racy feel and semiastringent cherry flavors. A real sizzler with zesty red fruit and not much else.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Macabeo, Gewürz and Chardonnay all in one...and what’s the point? The wine tastes of apricots and other chunky fruits. Basically it’s unfamiliar stuff that doesn’t strike a chord despite the fact that it seems reasonably well made.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Leafy and smoky on the nose, with a firm, crusty topping. The palate is driving but has sheering acidity, while the palate shows blazing cherry, plum and tomato flavors. Oak lends caramel and toffee to a burning finish; a penetrating, somewhat punishing blend of five grapes led by Tempranillo.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Offers Syrahlike, rich blackberry fruit and a slight caramel-oak twinge. It’s mouthfilling and brimming with promise, but it wants the power and richness that could have catapulted it over the “excellent” mark. Nose offers liqueurish, black-peppery aromas. —D.M.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Scattered and woody, with grainy notes to the red-fruit nose. This is Mourvèdre, or if you prefer, Monastrell, but any way you cut it the fruit is big and ripe yet somewhat sour, with a lot of dry oak in support. Promising at first but it doesn’t hit with much force.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A floral, heavy style of blended white made from Macabeo, Gewürztraminer and Chardonnay. It has an exotic streak to the aromas along with smoked ham, fennel seed and gardenia. The palate is thick and tastes of papaya, salami and baked apple. It’s a hodgepodge of abnormal aromas and flavors, but all totaled it works pretty well.
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