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La Bodega de Pinoso "Torre del Reloj" Monastrell Rosado 2006, D.O. Alicante
Color:
medium dark rosé with purple.
Nose: quite
expressive, smooth, with lots of jammy, ripe fruit (strawberries,
raspberries), some raisins, nice peppery and spicy, very clean and
honest character.
Taste:
full bodied, rich and smooth, soft, nice concentration, with ample
alcohol, many nuances of ripe, juicy fruit, spicy, a touch of
minerals, good acidity, but mild character, a touch of tannin and an
attractive touch of bitterness, very clean and impressive balance
for a "basic" wine.
Finish:
medium intense, expressive with loads young and ripe red fruit,
alcohol, some tannins and a touch of bitterness, but very smooth and
round, clean acidity, good balance.
* Rich, soft and full bodied dry rosé, loaded with ripe and juicy fruit, obviously from a warm region: ample alcohol, spicy nuances, but with matching mild and clean acidity, clean, honest style, impressive balance for its very modest price. A great buy!
- This wine is intended to be drunk young. The expressive fruit demands early consumption. If kept too long the alcohol will start to dominate and the fruit will fade. Drink between now and second half of 2008.
- This wine is made of
mainly Monastrell gapes with a dollop of Tempranillo and Syrah. The
Monastrell (called Mataro in the New World) is not an easy ingredient
if you want to make supple and soft wines. It is loaded with strong and
fierce tannins. It is at least closely related to the French Mourvčdre
(Bandol) grape, but has great fruit potential and can provide richness.
These are always strong wines with good structure and extract, strong
color and also a very spicy character in young wines that turns
into more balsamic nuances after aging. Blending with other (less
severe) grapes is common practice except in some regions as Jumilla and
Yecla. Blending gives a more accessible style, Tempranillo provides
freshness and elegance, Syrah intense fruit and freshness
too.
The Spanish seem to
do the right thing when it comes to wine making. Huge investments were
(and are being) made in the wineries and vineyards with impressive
wines as a result. This astonishingly inexpensive wine offers next to
its attractive fruity character an amazing price/quality ratio. La
Bodega de Pinoso is a big cooperative producer to watch closely, since
vintage 2006 several wines have made enormous progress. The style is
more aimed at the demanding export market, before 2006 the local and
Spanish market dictated the style: more sturdy and strong wines crying
out for rich dishes. Now various wines are produced that easily can
compete in style, quality and price with those of the New World. They
still are unmistakably Spanish in style which is a very good thing
these days: preserving the precious identity that makes wine so
fascinating and enjoyable. Other range of wines: Pontos.
La Bodega de Pinoso is also producing
excellent (since vintage 2006) organic wines too with the label/brand:
Vermador tinto ecologico, Vermador blanco ecologico.
- lotnr.: 081716
- tasted: 01-03-’07
- estimated retail price ca. 4 euro
- average production: unknown
- La Bodega De Pinoso, Coop. V., Mrs. Katerina Prazakova, Paseo de la Constitución 82, 03650 Pinoso (Alicante) ; tel.: +34-965 477 04 ; fax.: +34-966 970 149 ; mobile: +34-620 341 237 ; e-mail: dptocomercial@labodegadepinoso.com ; web site: www.labodegadepinoso.com