A purple, saturated, well-oaked, muscular wine with heavy, dark fruit and hickory aromas. Forceful and saturated on the palate, with big blackberry flavors blanketed by powerful oak. Dark and smoky on the finish, with intensity and thick legs.
— M.S.
(4/1/2010)
Deep black fruit aromas make it inviting, while the palate is hefty and soft-edged, with creamy vanilla-infused plum and berry flavors. Finishes with mild berry fruit but more butter and cream. Grows softer and more pedestrian the longer it airs out.
— M.S.
(4/1/2010)
Concentrated, willing aromas of black cherry and sweet plum are nice and friendly, while the palate is lively, juicy and a little tart for Garnacha, with an emphasis on red raspberry. The wine dries out a bit on the finish, leaving vanilla and spice. Good enough for a basic Aragonese red.
— M.S.
(8/1/2010)
Quite an oaky wine, with aromas of BBQ, hickory, roasted plum and spice. The body is full but scratchy, with additional oak manifesting itself in the form of baked, rooty, vanilla flavors that override the wine’s simple but quiet fruit content. Finishes dark and toasty, with coffee, mocha and vanilla flavors.
— M.S.
(10/1/2010)
Starts with clean but basic cherry/berry aromas, but with a candied twist. The palate is more lean and sharp than ideal, with zippy red fruit flavors that carry some scour. Lively and peppy, but a little sharp in the long run.
— M.S.
(2/1/2010)