Campo de Borja
Borsao Tres Picos 2004
This is the first of three wines I tried over the weekend from Campo de Borja. All three are Garnacha, the leading grape from this region. From the stats I have it looks like most of the wines from Campo de Borja head out of Spain to the US, Parker is a big fan of some of the bodegas here apparently.
From my small amount of experience with these wines, they need a good decant. Not the thing to pull out when friends drop over unexpected. I found these wines to be all over the shop for the first hour or so, angular and hard with a bit of sweetness and lacking any real nose. A good 1 to 2 hour decant fixed this up nicely, bringing the fruit to the fore and opening up the nose.
A brilliant ruby in colour, the nose starts of slow with a balsamic character and builds in the decanter to reveal subtle blackberry and mulberry fruit with licorice and sooty, dusty earth. International in style, but the fleshy, fruit profile makes me think Spain. More blackberry and mulberry on the tongue, pepper and intense cinnamon develops with air, as does a medicinal herb note (wintergreen and sage). Good balance, there is a brief bit of heat on the finish. Built for drinking now I'd say. 90 Pts.
Source: Winestar Price: $40 Closure: Conventional Cork
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Had this one a few nights ago - agree with your tasting notes/rating and is a steal in the US at $9 retail.
If this retailed for $9 here I’d be a very happy man! With shipping, taxes and duties this wine sells for US$30 here…
In Paris France, i found this wine for 15 euros i.e. 20$.
Not tasted for the moment. I will let you know.
Thanks Francois, let me know what you think of it.