Crystalline dark ruby with a bit of magenta (get out your damn 64 pack of Crayolas if you don't know what that is) at the rim. Straightforward but very nice nose of dark, ripe raspberries and dark stony minerality. Pure and richly fruity in the mouth, with loads of powdered stone minerality and a vigorous, athletic mouthfeel. Nice weight and concentration, and a very nice, balanced finish with good acids counterbalancing full body. B. Was $9 at Total Wine in Mclean, VA. Imported by Saranty Imports, White Plains, NY.
An idiosyncratic journal of wines I buy from a mix of Internet sources and retailers in the Northern Virginia/D.C. area. Mostly inexpensive and moderately-priced stuff, reflecting my frugal New England roots. Cent anni!
Monday, October 28, 2013
2012 Nostrada GARNACHA (Campo de Borja, Spain)
Crystalline dark ruby with a bit of magenta (get out your damn 64 pack of Crayolas if you don't know what that is) at the rim. Straightforward but very nice nose of dark, ripe raspberries and dark stony minerality. Pure and richly fruity in the mouth, with loads of powdered stone minerality and a vigorous, athletic mouthfeel. Nice weight and concentration, and a very nice, balanced finish with good acids counterbalancing full body. B. Was $9 at Total Wine in Mclean, VA. Imported by Saranty Imports, White Plains, NY.
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