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Garnacha

Las Rocas de San Alejandro

Calatayud · Spain

Fact sheet

Type
Other
Grape
Garnacha
Country
Spain
Region
Calatayud
Appellation
Calatayud
Alcohol
15.2%
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Rated vintages

  • 201185 pts

    Initial aromas of stalky, saucy plum and berry fruits become more acceptably rustic with airing. The palate is wiry and scratchy but full in size. Short berry flavors are leathery and horsey, with a pinch of mustard character. The finish is similar, with a molasses note and heat.

  • 200986 pts

    Mineral and leather aromas are a combination of the wine's rocky soil origins and heat and dryness from 15.2% alcohol. Evolves in the glass, going from tasting spicy/earthy to medicinal plum and berry. Finishes round, sweet, hot, herbal and syrupy.