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Bodegas Beronia Crianza 2005
I traveled up to Canberra for a day last week, damn is it cold up there. No time to look around at the wineries or drinking anything local unfortunately. Actually, I think my main achievement for the day was getting home on Qantas, what with cancelled flights and delays. Luckily I had Bar Lourinha waiting for me when I got home.
Anyway, here’s a tidy crianza from the 2005 vintage in Rioja. It leans towards the traditional in style and shows plenty of refinement at 13% alcohol. Its a blend of 82% Tempranillo, 14% Garnarcha and 4% Mazuelo that lives in oak for 12 months.
Mocha anise and cookie dough with some black berry and cherry fruit. Its friendly and well rounded, with some plush, juicy fruit. Plenty of savoury cherry and mulberry with bushy undergrowth. Some earth and anise thrown in for good measure. Solid winter drinking. 89 Pts
Source: Broadway Liquor Distributors Price: $24 Closure: Conventional Cork
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That’s a generous 104% of grapes in that bottle
Seems that Broadway are really kicking some goals at the moment in the medium priced range. Nice to see.
cheers
Carl
Oh yeah, that will teach me to write on the train
fixed now.
Yep, the guys at broadway have a really good range, well worth tracking down.