Borsao 2006 Tres Picos Garnacha – Grenache Red Wine
Robert Parker, Jr. has referred to this 100% old-vine Garnacha in past vintages as “cherry pie in a glass” with deep ruby color, aromas and flavors of kirsch liquer, licorice, garrigue, and plums. The grapes for this wine were harvested from vineyards that cling to rugged terrain on the slopes of the famous Moncayo Mountain with low yields of less than 2 tons per acre.
Borsao 2006 Tres Picos Garnacha – Grenache Red Wine
Bonterra 2005 Organically Grown Merlot – Red Wine
Bonterra 2005 Organically Grown Merlot – Red Wine
The blend for the 2005 vintage layers Merlot with Syrah, Petite Sirah and Cabernet Sauvignon, along with a touch of Grenache, bringing complexity and a slight herbaceous note to the wine. The heritage of Bordeaux is evident here. Aromas of cranberry, chocolate and cola spice add to the somewhat old world style. Evident tannins will soften with age. The Merlot is dry, with good fruit featuring blackberry, cherry and touches of herbs, with notes of cedar.
Alto Moncayo 2005 Veraton – Grenache Red Wine
Alto Moncayo 2005 Veraton – Grenache Red Wine
“Inky purple. A heady bouquet evokes ripe red berries, anise, mocha and pungent fresh flowers. Supple and sweet on entry, then more structured in the middle, offering deep, mineral-accented dried strawberry and cherry liqueur flavors. Takes a spicy turn on the long, sappy finish, which echoes the pure red berry qualities. The oak (all new) is almost shockingly understated, perhaps thanks to the reported four-year aging of the staves.”
-International Wine Cellar
“The 2005 Alto Moncayo Veraton is 100% Garnacha aged in new French and American oak for 17 months. Dark ruby-colored, it exhibits an alluring nose of toasty new oak, mineral, spice box, black cherry, and black raspberry. This leads to a wine bordering on opulence, with layers of fruit, some structure, and a long, pure finish. Drink it over the next 8-10 years.”
-Wine Advocate
Almira 2006 Los Dos Old Vines – Red Wine
Almira 2006 Los Dos Old Vines – Red Wine
93% Garnacha, 7% Syrah
From slopes on the edge of the Sierra Iberica, just south of Navarra where Garnacha is king, this special cuvée blends 7% Syrah with rich Grenache produced from vines of 35 to 50 years of age. The resultant wine exhibits an elegance rarely encountered in the wines from this DO.
Fermentation is classical, with no carbonic maceration. Aging is wholly in stainless steel. The wine is immediately aromatic, full and friendly on the palate and finishes with a refined length.
“It is composed of 93% Garnacha and 7% Syrah and sees no oak. This dark ruby-colored wine offers plenty of ripe raspberry fruit with a hint of mineral on the nose and palate. It has surprising depth and length for its humble price making it a Best Buy.”
Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
86 Points
Borsao 2005 Tinto – Grenache Red Wine
Borsao 2005 Tinto – Grenache Red Wine
Refined nose of red fruit with a hint of blueberry. Spicy with vibrant acidity. “Has a sense of both elegance and verve. Great food wine.
“Slightly more intense than the Vina Borgia (and priced $2 higher) is the 2005 Borsao, a blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Tempranillo. This stainless steel-fermented, deep ruby-hued effort displays plenty of sweet black cherry, strawberry, and raspberry fruit, a hint of black currants, medium body, silky tannin, and wonderful ripeness. The word is “BUY!” Drink it over the next year.” Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
