| 2005 Alto Moncayo Veraton Garnacha | 750 ML | $25.95 | 93 Points! Robert Parker's Wine Advocate # 175 Feb 2008 Reviewer: Jay Miller: | 2005 Bodegas Alto Moncayo Alto Moncayo Veraton: The 2005 Alto Moncayo Veraton is 100% Garnacha aged in new French and American oak for 17 months. Dark ruby-colored, it exhibits an alluring nose of toasty new oak, mineral, spice box, black cherry, and black raspberry. This leads to a wine bordering on opulence, with layers of fruit, some structure, and a long, pure finish. Drink it over the next 8-10 years. Drink 2008-2018. Alto Moncayo Winemaker: Chris Ringland | |
92 Points! Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Sep/Oct 07 Inky purple. A heady bouquet evokes ripe red berries, anise, mocha and pungent fresh flowers. Supple and sweet on entry, then more structured in the middle, offering deep, mineral-accented dried strawberry and cherry liqueur flavors. Takes a spicy turn on the long, sappy finish, which echoes the pure red berry qualities. The oak (all new) is almost shockingly understated, perhaps thanks to the reported four-year aging of the staves. | |
90 Points! Wine Spectator Issue: Apr 30, 2008 | Cocoa and coffee oak notes give way to dark fruit flavors of plum and blackberry in this modern red. The texture is plush, but the structure is firm and balanced. Lively. Drink now through 2010. 500 cases made. -TM |
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