Bodegas Enrique Mendoza
La Tremenda Alicante Monastrell
Alicante, Valencia, Spain
Tried it twice! I was pleasantly surprised how good this wine was. Ruby with aromas of fresh red and black fruits, spice and sweet oak, aged for 6 months in French oak. On the palate flavors of black cherry and blackberry with herb spice and toasty notes. Fine rustic tannins, long finish ending with fruit, cacao and sweet spice. Tremendous value!
Tried it twice! I was pleasantly surprised how good this wine was. Ruby with aromas of fresh red and black fruits, spice and sweet oak, aged for 6 months in French oak. On the palate flavors of black cherry and blackberry with herb spice and toasty notes. Fine rustic tannins, long finish ending with fruit, cacao and sweet spice. Tremendous value!
Jun 18th, 2022I was pleasantly surprised how good this wine was. Ruby with aromas of fresh red and black fruits, spice and sweet oak, aged for 6 months in French oak. On the palate flavors of black cherry and blackberry with herb spice and toasty notes. Fine rustic tannins, long finish ending with fruit, cacao and sweet spice. Tremendous value!
I was pleasantly surprised how good this wine was. Ruby with aromas of fresh red and black fruits, spice and sweet oak, aged for 6 months in French oak. On the palate flavors of black cherry and blackberry with herb spice and toasty notes. Fine rustic tannins, long finish ending with fruit, cacao and sweet spice. Tremendous value!
Jun 3rd, 2022I was pleasantly surprised how good this wine was. Ruby with aromas of fresh red and black fruits, spice and sweet oak, aged for 6 months in French oak. On the palate flavors of black cherry and blackberry with herb spice and toasty notes. Fine rustic tannins, long finish ending with fruit, cacao and sweet spice. Tremendous value!
I was pleasantly surprised how good this wine was. Ruby with aromas of fresh red and black fruits, spice and sweet oak, aged for 6 months in French oak. On the palate flavors of black cherry and blackberry with herb spice and toasty notes. Fine rustic tannins, long finish ending with fruit, cacao and sweet spice. Tremendous value!
Apr 27th, 2022
Fresh cherry and raspberry aromas and flavors lead with spice and floral accents in the background. Monastrell usually produces deep, brooding wines in this hot region, but the 2018 is all about freshness and energy. Easy-going tannins lend shape and don’t get in the way of the vibrant fruit. $15.00 (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, March 2021)
Fresh cherry and raspberry aromas and flavors lead with spice and floral accents in the background. Monastrell usually produces deep, brooding wines in this hot region, but the 2018 is all about freshness and energy. Easy-going tannins lend shape and don’t get in the way of the vibrant fruit. $15.00 (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, March 2021)
Mar 29th, 2021
This is supposed to be tremendous...
Not quite.
Still a good wine for what it is.
Juicy fruit. But a bit too much of juice. And fruit.
This is supposed to be tremendous...
Not quite.
Still a good wine for what it is.
Juicy fruit. But a bit too much of juice. And fruit.
Balance & brightness of fruit / lucid red fruit, some herbaceous fruit and spicy red cherry / almost beauj on the nose
Balance & brightness of fruit / lucid red fruit, some herbaceous fruit and spicy red cherry / almost beauj on the nose
Oct 8th, 2019
Had this in class for a demo of biodynamic management, latex on the nose. Spices: black and green pepper. Medium plus acidity, elevated slightly sweet tannins. Medium (plus) body.
Had this in class for a demo of biodynamic management, latex on the nose. Spices: black and green pepper. Medium plus acidity, elevated slightly sweet tannins. Medium (plus) body.
Mar 20th, 2018Biodynamic monastrell.... Gamy and smoky... A bit of grass...
Biodynamic monastrell.... Gamy and smoky... A bit of grass...
Nov 14th, 2017
A big beauty: black cherry, blackberry, black currant, leather, tobacco, mocha, vanilla, smoke and char. Smooth tannins.
A big beauty: black cherry, blackberry, black currant, leather, tobacco, mocha, vanilla, smoke and char. Smooth tannins.
5 people found it helpfulJul 22nd, 2015Fruit forward--cherries and red plum, faint spicines or note of cacao. Silky palate, long finish.
Bloody marvelous for $11 a bottle here in Washington, D.C.
Fruit forward--cherries and red plum, faint spicines or note of cacao. Silky palate, long finish.
Bloody marvelous for $11 a bottle here in Washington, D.C.