Sunday, April 1, 2012

Tasting - Tres Ojos Old Vines Garnacha


Name: Tres Ojos Old Vines Garnacha
Variety: Garancha
Country: Spain
Year: 2009
Price: $6.95

Vintage Cellar Review: Bright ruby color. Primary dark berry aromas are simple but offer very good purity and focus. Juicy blackberry and bitter cherry flavors are youthfully tangy, with good back-end acidity adding snap. The clean, brisk finish leaves behind notes of sweet dark berry preserves and cracked pepper.

My Review: The nose of this wine smelled like pepper, fruit and alcohol.  When drinking this wine, these flavor profiles were increased.  The wine was also slightly bitter, and there were a few mouth drying tannins.  The dark fruit flavors were stronger after the wine had sat in your mouth for a moment.  There was very little burn upon swallowing.

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