Sunday, December 6, 2009

La Montesa Crianza 2003 DOCa

Variety: Tempranillo x Garnacha x Graciano x Mazuelo
Country of origin: Spain
Wine appellation: Rioja
Vintage: 2003
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Residual sugar: n/a
Acidity: n/a
Color: deep garnet color with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: nice, intense, black cherries, vanilla, sour cherries marmalade
Taste: medium body, silky tannins, black sour cherries, vanilla, coffee, plum, still slightly higher acidity
Recommended food pairing:
Overall score: 84
Price: gift
Stopper: cork
This was very nice example of crianza, very fruity and also combined with vanilla and woody tonnes. I checked after my scoring and Parker gave it 89 points. I would doubt it as I expect something different from 89 points wine. However, this was very nice and especially bouquet was fantastic!

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