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Bodegas San Valero Particular Old Vine Garnacha (Cariñena)

Bodegas San Valero

Cariñena · Spain

Fact sheet

Type
Other
Grape
Garnacha
Country
Spain
Region
Cariñena
Appellation
Cariñena
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

cordeiro assado · carne de caça · queijos curados · ensopados · churrasco

Rated vintages

  • 201585 pts

    Fully ripe black-fruit aromas are rubbery and edgy. This feels jammy, heavy and simple. Flavors of syrupy blackberry and crème de cassis finish sweet and grapy with a sense of syrupy weight.

  • 201485 pts

    Why this basic Garnacha is so oaky is a question that deserves to be asked. That said, it's still a healthy, balanced wine with grabby tannins and good energy. Dry, woody notes of spice and clove accent sappy plum flavors.

  • 201387 pts

    Oak-heavy wood spice, plum and leather aromas open this Garnacha. On the palate, it's syrupy and heavy, with sweet cassis and blackberry flavors blanketed with oak, finishing jammy and resiny.

  • 201287 pts

    Aromas of exotic spices, licorice gumdrop, leather and raspberry announce a full-bodied palate. Saucy plum, oak and mustard-like flavors finish with a dash of cumin and a solid, grabby texture.