REGION | Spain, Castile-La Mancha, Almansa |
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VARIETAL | Alicante Bouschet |
TYPE | Red Wine |
SIZE | 750ml |
ABV | 15.0% |
List price: | $38.99 |
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Sale price: | $31.29 |
You save: | $7.70 (20%) |
Notes | |||
"Earth, underbrush, and mineral notes along with brooding black fruits inform this wine’s inviting bouquet. Dense and layered. Its 15% alcohol is in balance with the wine’s strapping personality and helps provide for a silky texture and a finish with no hard edges." —winemaker |
Critical Acclaim | |||
"The perfect Mediterranean vintage of 2020 delivered a 2020 Alaya Tierra that is very complete and powerful in its style, but with balance and depth and the clout to take the 15 months in new barriques. The wines from 2020 have more acidity and are a little less concentrated and especially balanced. This has 15% alcohol (the 2018 and 2018 had 15.5% and the 2017 had 16%). It has a little more balance and freshness, and despite the fact that the wine is very young and still marked by the élevage in barrel, it should come around with a little more time in bottle. A powerful, full-bodied, full-throttle Garnacha Tintorera. 18,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2021." —Wine Advocate |
Attributes | Meat | Cheese | Other |
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Alicante Bouschet | roast pork or beef | Bleu d'Auvergne, Camembert, Chevrotin des Aravis, Fourme d'Ambert or Reblochon | tomato based sauces, pepper, mushrooms or earthy sauces |