Envinate
Albahra Garnacha Tintorera
Spain
Dark fruit and subtle but present tannin. Good overall.
Dark fruit and subtle but present tannin. Good overall.
Feb 16th, 2021
Cow manure with buried light tart berry fruit.
Cow manure with buried light tart berry fruit.
Nov 22nd, 2020
First drink since finishing an antibiotic course and awaiting my root canal in a few weeks. This is zippy fresh but has enough of a bass note- it reminds of some of the amphorae matured trepat I’ve tried-so I stay interested. Also doesn’t shout summer wine. Blackberries, & compote, good balance between fruit & dry. Nicely done for about 19$. Jose Pastor importer
First drink since finishing an antibiotic course and awaiting my root canal in a few weeks. This is zippy fresh but has enough of a bass note- it reminds of some of the amphorae matured trepat I’ve tried-so I stay interested. Also doesn’t shout summer wine. Blackberries, & compote, good balance between fruit & dry. Nicely done for about 19$. Jose Pastor importer
Oct 16th, 2020
High acid grenache but true to varietal and really good with food.
High acid grenache but true to varietal and really good with food.
Oct 14th, 2020
Peculiar. Incredibly acidic - like Barolo but without the tannins (tannin is quite mild). The acidity is felt not on entry but as the wine moves through the palate, at the back of the tongue and roof of the mouth. There is very sour blackberry, crushed cherry and some (misplaced?) green pepper and green peppercorn notes, alongside the acidity which has a white grapefruit edge. Very taught, linear and quite difficult to appreciate beyond that wall of acidity.
Ultimately quite a confusing wine, but I wonder if this just needs a few years laying down to allow the acidity to better integrate. Had improved by the third glass, after three hours of air, with a pleasingly dry finish, but nonetheless I see this as a wine that could improve.
Peculiar. Incredibly acidic - like Barolo but without the tannins (tannin is quite mild). The acidity is felt not on entry but as the wine moves through the palate, at the back of the tongue and roof of the mouth. There is very sour blackberry, crushed cherry and some (misplaced?) green pepper and green peppercorn notes, alongside the acidity which has a white grapefruit edge. Very taught, linear and quite difficult to appreciate beyond that wall of acidity.
Ultimately quite a confusing wine, but I wonder if this just needs a few years laying down to allow the acidity to better integrate. Had improved by the third glass, after three hours of air, with a pleasingly dry finish, but nonetheless I see this as a wine that could improve.
Some funky mushroom and soil aromas prevalent but mostly about the black fruit; fig and anise are there along with dried flowers and a touch of granite. Nice.
Some funky mushroom and soil aromas prevalent but mostly about the black fruit; fig and anise are there along with dried flowers and a touch of granite. Nice.
Apr 8th, 2020
Very good quality wine with a good complexity and a mineral and somewhat funky identity. Driven by a good freshness and that holds the fruit through a medium lenght finish. Somewhat rowdy but with a fun and playful identity from the hyped Envínate.
Very good quality wine with a good complexity and a mineral and somewhat funky identity. Driven by a good freshness and that holds the fruit through a medium lenght finish. Somewhat rowdy but with a fun and playful identity from the hyped Envínate.
Feb 15th, 2020
Medium ruby; medium intensity aromas of red cherry, red currant, cranberry, bramble, underbrush, cloves; dry, medium plus acid, medium tannins, medium alcohol, medium intensity flavors of red cherry, cranberry, red currant, rhubarb, blackberry, brush, allspice; medium finish, well balanced, lighter style
Medium ruby; medium intensity aromas of red cherry, red currant, cranberry, bramble, underbrush, cloves; dry, medium plus acid, medium tannins, medium alcohol, medium intensity flavors of red cherry, cranberry, red currant, rhubarb, blackberry, brush, allspice; medium finish, well balanced, lighter style
Nov 12th, 2019