Campo de Borja
Alto Moncayo Veraton 2003
Wine number two in the Garnacha Trilogy. Alto Monayo produce 3 levels of wines, this is the first rung on the ladder. The venture is the brainchild of Jorge Ordonez who has Chris Ringland doing the wine making. Again the wine is 100% Garnacha, there doesn't appear to be a lot of oak treatment on this one. Remember to decant, it seems that the grenacha based wines from this area really benifit from a good hour or so.
Big heavy bottles seem to be in vogue in Campo de Borja, all three of these wines have thick heavy bottles with big punts and flashy labels. A real bugger to take of photo of, but they look great.
A brilliant ruby in the glass, with aromas of dark cherry and mulberry, cinnamon and pepper with a wiff of old leather. Smooth and well balanced in the mouth, there is a core of great mulberry and cherry fruit with some black pepper, herbs and gamey, animal nuances. Tannins are there, but well integrated and smooth. The acid was overbearing initially, more time in a decanter and the wine integrated really nicely. The finish is very long, surprisingly long. If you want to look at Spanish Grenache outside of Priorat, this is the bottle to pick up. Drink it over 5 years. 91 Pts.
Source: Winestar Price: $40 Closure: Conventional Cork
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Love this wine purchased while in Paris so they robbed me @ 49 euros but worth every momement. I purchased a case. The heavy bottles were insane to cross customss-but the strip search was worth it, yes -I jest. I concur decant for an hour plus.
Maddy
Hi Madison, 49 euros is a bit steep, but it good to hear that you enjoyed it. the 2004s and 2005 sound like they will be fantastic as well.
A case of this stuff must weigh about 20 Kg!
Dave: I do not know if you frequent this site but I am now “forced” to buy a decanter to allow this wine 1 hour plus to do what is natural; decanter 45 dollars, glassess additional 32 dollars having your e-mail responded to PRICELESS! Ok you saw that coming but my decanter arrives Thursday. drink up.
If your buying wines of this caliber you should give them a chance to look their best. A good decant does wonders. Alternatively, give them 5 years in a good cellar…
I hope you enjoy this when your decanter arrives.
BTW where are you based?
Hey: Dave I’m based in NYC. I’m now looking for a decent Champagne-I liked a Mums that my girl friend purchsed while we were in Providence. Neither of us can remeber vintage/name DARN! Everything else is too bitter or too fruity or flat. Do you have any suggestions?
Maddy
I drink a bit of Chamagne, but I don’t know the Mumm range. I’m sure you should be able to track down something you like in NYC.
Why not try some Cava for something different? There are a few on the site that you should be able find in NYC…
Hey Dave: Thanks for the information, there are plenty of Cava comments on this site, I noted 4. Will update you upon purchase/consumption.
M