Friday, March 4, 2016

Viña Albali Gran Reserva 2004 DO

Variety: Tempranillo
Country of origin: Spain
Wine appellation: Valdepenas
Vintage: 2004
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: medium garnet red with bricky meniscus
Bouquet: visible wood, some animal tones, canned cherries, spices
Taste: medium body, canned sour cherries, lots of spices, light tannins, good acidity, touch of vanilla, slightly flatter in the mid profile, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+10.5+6.5+7=85
Price: CZK 199
Stopper: cork
4th botlle of this wine tasted. Immediatelly upon opening there is huge wood and barnyard, the wine needed to be opened for one day to take the strong odor out, which I quite like anyway. Even after airing this wine would not be a treat for someone who does not like wood as there is quite a lot in the wine. Looking at  my last tasting notes from drinking the 3rd and 2nd bottle in November 2012 the wine changed a lot in the bottle. Downside of the wine is relatively flat and ordinary mouth profile.

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