Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Viña Albali Gran Reserva 2002

Variety: Tempranillo
Country of origin: Spain
Wine appellation: Valdepenas
Vintage: 2002
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Residual sugar: n/a
Acidity: n/a
Color: deep dark red with garnet meniscus
Bouquet: canned cherries, chocolate, sweet spices
Taste: medium body, nice berry fruit flavor dominated by ripe cherries accompanied together by wood tones and vanilla, nice tannins present in the mouth, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: matured goat cheese
Overall score: 84
Price: EUR 6.00
Stopper: cork
This was very positive surprise for me. For the price the wine has everything it needs: nice fruit and surprisingly not too much oak, it it quite dense and  round with nice tannins in it.

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