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La Bodega de Pinoso "Vermador" Tinto Barrica Ecologico Monastrell 2006, D.O. Alicante. **HERITAGE WINE**
Color: dark red with purple.
Nose: expressive,
with obvious and spicy wood, nice, very ripe (sweet) fruit (cherries,
brambles), warm, some earthiness, vanilla, smoke and some depth
and a
touch of complexity, clean and well balanced.
Taste:
medium intense and powerful, good body, with some spicy tannins, but
also round, juicy and warm, with wood, vanilla, cigar-box, some cedar
but also ripe
black fruit, smoke and fresh acidity very good
balance.
Finish:
quite intense, long, coming up, spicy, warm, with vanilla, smoke and tobacco, juicy with some tannins
and fruit, a touch of caramel, clean and very good balance.
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This wine is made of organically grown Monastrell
grapes. 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 Alicante,
Jumilla and
Yecla. This wine is obviously made from grapes from old vineyards,
it shows clearly in the depth of the wine and the very nice dense
fruit. Modern techniques, careful maturation in wood and a very skilled wine maker fashion this
wine into a easy to drink, but highly individual wine of very good
quality. The regional climate is kind to organic viticulture as one can
taste in this wine. Like the dry white Vermador this is not a middle of the road wine, this is a statement
of dedication, quality and respect for terroir.
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. 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. La Bodega de Pinoso is also producing
some very good (since vintage 2006) non-organic wines too (brands
"Torre del Reloj" and "Pontos").
- lotnr.: 0722
- tasted: 18-07-’07
- estimated retail price ca. 6,50 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