Friday, March 15, 2013

Beamonte Navarra Crianza 2004 DO

Variety: Tempranillo x Garnacha x Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: Spain
Wine appellation: Navarra
Vintage: 2004
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Color: medium garnet red with bricky meniscus 
Bouquet: spices, clove, dry orange peel, cherries marmalade
Taste medium body, slightly flatter in the mouth one would expect from the structured nose, canned sour cherries, touch of spices and coffee supported by vanilla, wood is nicely lingering in the mouth with gentle tannins, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: veal, rabbit
Overall score: 4+8+10+6+6+50=84
Price: CZK 120
Stopper: cork
Considering the price this is excellent value/price wine. I really liked the nose which set very high expectations that were not meet in the mouth. However the taste is fair considering the price and it would be bargain if it did. What I like on this wine is that considering the age it is still quite woody, however it is not accompanied by brutal fruit and more gentle aged fruit. Tasted already 4 times on this blog 3 times I am referring to my  February 2012 notes here and one tasting is from January 2010 where you can find the pics of the bottle. Thjis was my last bottle in the cellar. I remember tasting recently 2010 vintage and it was much frutier.

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