Castillo de Monseran
Old Vine Cariñena Garnacha
Cariñena, Aragón, Spain
Very nice dark fruit and tobacco. Well balanced. Juicy with light smooth tannins.
Very nice dark fruit and tobacco. Well balanced. Juicy with light smooth tannins.
1 person found it helpfulSep 20th, 2013
2007 corked today along with angus ribeye. Great foil against the cracked pepper/sea salt spicing on that steak. Tannins get my attention, in a good way. Nose is jammy on a tobacco cloud, this one drinks nice and dry with dark fruit and enough spice to handle a real nice cut of cow. Not sublime maybe, but a very nice pour of grape.
2007 corked today along with angus ribeye. Great foil against the cracked pepper/sea salt spicing on that steak. Tannins get my attention, in a good way. Nose is jammy on a tobacco cloud, this one drinks nice and dry with dark fruit and enough spice to handle a real nice cut of cow. Not sublime maybe, but a very nice pour of grape.
May 28th, 2018
Fruity, medium sweet and slight spicy ending
Fruity, medium sweet and slight spicy ending
May 11th, 2018
Slight oak comes through along with some kind of red berry...cranberry or currant perhaps. A light finish not lingering very long. Went very well with my medium rare New York Striploin.
Slight oak comes through along with some kind of red berry...cranberry or currant perhaps. A light finish not lingering very long. Went very well with my medium rare New York Striploin.
Mar 6th, 2016My first thought was that this was just strangely vegetal, but it wasn't long before I realized it had gone bad. Strange for a young wine, but there was no doubt. It was early in the corked phase but beyond drinkable.
My first thought was that this was just strangely vegetal, but it wasn't long before I realized it had gone bad. Strange for a young wine, but there was no doubt. It was early in the corked phase but beyond drinkable.
Sep 24th, 2015
Tasted this with three other Garnachas and this was my favorite.
Tasted this with three other Garnachas and this was my favorite.
Apr 9th, 2015
