Bodegas Ateca
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Bodegas Ateca 2007 Atteca Armas Old Vines Garnacha (Calatayud)
- $45
Potent, deep and lush, with minty aromas and a lot more wild berry and tobacco than anything crisp or piquant. The palate is lush and packed full of ripe berry and black plum, while the finish is spirited, ripe, full and lusty. A rich, dark style of wine for modern palates. Ready now and over the next two years.
— M.S.
(10/1/2010)
Bodegas Ateca 2009 Atteca Armas Old Vines Garnacha (Calatayud)
- $45
The Gil family understands how to make fully loaded reds that are balanced and highly enjoyable. Look for a saturated, rich nose with brandied plum, blackberry pastry and toasty oak notes. The palate is both lush and racy, with dark berry and chocolate flavors. It finishes huge and masculine, almost like fudge. Drink now–2015.
— M.S.
(12/31/2012)
Bodegas Ateca 2010 Atteca Old Vines Garnacha (Calatayud)
- $16
Emphatically toasty and charred on the nose, this offers chocolate and hickory aromas. It feels smooth, plush, layered and not at all simple, with baked black-fruit flavors that are draped over savory barbecue and spice accents. The toast is present but not overpowering on the finish.
— M.S.
(12/31/2012)
Bodegas Ateca 2009 Atteca Old Vines Garnacha (Calatayud)
- $16
Rich, warm, earthy and fully oaked, with mocha, molasses, blackberry and bacon aromas. The palate is huge but balanced, with clear, ripe black fruit, caramel and vanilla flavors. Modern and chunky but with flow and character; a winner for the price, with a toasty, mocha-driven finish.
— M.S.
(7/1/2011)
Bodegas Ateca 2005 Atteca Armas Old Vines Garnacha (Calatayud)
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- $45
Serious and huge, but talk about a ton of oak: this has a ton and a half, yielding sawdust-based aromas along with creamy plum notes. The thing is, once you realize that you’re all-in with the wood, it tastes good, feels good and finishes good. A 3M wine: mint, molasses and medicine. But in this style it’s done well.
— M.S.
(12/15/2008)
Bodegas Ateca 2006 Atteca Armas Old Vines Garnacha (Calatayud)
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- $45
Very sweet and rich, and probably a little too much so for some folks. Aromas of cassis, berry liqueur and black fruit candy are sweet, sweet, sweet, but after the sugary richness subsides you do get a dark, brooding, mammoth Garnacha with prune, chocolate and baked power. A 15.5% heavyweight to drink before 2011.
— M.S.
(8/1/2010)
Bodegas Ateca 2007 Atteca Old Vines Garnacha (Calatayud)
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- $16
Jammy, rich and a little sweet and reduced on the nose, but once this baby unwinds there’s no stopping it. The palate is exceedingly fresh and exuberant, with strawberry and raspberry flavors. Lively to the end; a fruit-lover’s wine with no leash. Drink sooner than later to capture the wine’s pointed red-fruit essence.
— M.S.
(12/15/2008)
Bodegas Ateca 2008 Atteca Old Vines Garnacha (Calatayud)
- $16
Minty black cherry aromas give it a solid opening, but there’s also some mild cleanser and paint scents to the nose. The palate is basic, snappy, fresh and carries good weight, while the flavors are sweet, berry-oriented and softened by vanilla. A good Grenache with good balance.
— M.S.
(10/1/2010)
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