Finca Bacara

Time Waits For No One Oak Aged Monastrell

9.019 ratings
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Jumilla, Murcia, Spain
Monastrell
Top Notes For
Sarah

Excellent Spanish wine. Very spicy on the nose. Excellent medium body wine with just enough tannins to slightly dry out the mouth. Will definitely try this again!

Excellent Spanish wine. Very spicy on the nose. Excellent medium body wine with just enough tannins to slightly dry out the mouth. Will definitely try this again!

4 people found it helpfulJul 26th, 2019
ESF
9.0

Legit wine here: tasted this at the shop before buying as it appeared gimmicky to me, but it was delicious after being open for 2 days... this is not your fruit bomb of Yecla & Jumilla, this is serious Mourvèdre with concentration & polish. Gorgeous black fruit (blackberry & plum) mingled w/that savage animal & iodine, big minerality and white pepper, anise, cocoa, dust, damp Earth, and plastic. Broad & expansive on the palate - vivid, well-balanced thru finish. Over-delivers @ $14

Legit wine here: tasted this at the shop before buying as it appeared gimmicky to me, but it was delicious after being open for 2 days... this is not your fruit bomb of Yecla & Jumilla, this is serious Mourvèdre with concentration & polish. Gorgeous black fruit (blackberry & plum) mingled w/that savage animal & iodine, big minerality and white pepper, anise, cocoa, dust, damp Earth, and plastic. Broad & expansive on the palate - vivid, well-balanced thru finish. Over-delivers @ $14

2 people found it helpfulNov 12th, 2020
Tree Kilpatrick

Strange label (and name). I think they mean that they waited while it aged in an oak barrel. But death won’t. Or maybe the pirates won’t. On to the wine. Red. Like rose red. Not quite blood red. Hmm, smells oaked. Like it was on oak. Not like the Spanish wine on oak, but American wines on oak. Berries. And vanilla. In the mouth the vanilla is pronounced. Like a scoop of vanilla ice cream covered in blackberries sauce. It’s fine, but a bit overbearing. I’d like less oak and more astringent and acidic red fruits...

Strange label (and name). I think they mean that they waited while it aged in an oak barrel. But death won’t. Or maybe the pirates won’t. On to the wine. Red. Like rose red. Not quite blood red. Hmm, smells oaked. Like it was on oak. Not like the Spanish wine on oak, but American wines on oak. Berries. And vanilla. In the mouth the vanilla is pronounced. Like a scoop of vanilla ice cream covered in blackberries sauce. It’s fine, but a bit overbearing. I’d like less oak and more astringent and acidic red fruits...

2 people found it helpfulNov 2nd, 2019
John Kuhn

Very nice wine. Good nose. Well balanced but maybe a bit light on acid. Definitely a buy again!

Very nice wine. Good nose. Well balanced but maybe a bit light on acid. Definitely a buy again!

Mar 14th, 2023
Gwendolyn Smith

Nice organic Cm

Nice organic Cm

Dec 8th, 2021
Marc Longenecker

Lighter bodied than the “xtreme” label would imply. Lets the oaky character shine through from start to finish. A little bit of blackberry fruitiness comes through before a drier finish that extends the barrel flavors.

Lighter bodied than the “xtreme” label would imply. Lets the oaky character shine through from start to finish. A little bit of blackberry fruitiness comes through before a drier finish that extends the barrel flavors.

Jun 19th, 2020
Ryan Frank

2017 vintage

2017 vintage

Jun 9th, 2020
Jean-Philip Journeault

2017

Aug 28th, 2019
Jeremy Autry

I like Jumilla.

I like Jumilla.

May 25th, 2019
Matt Konopka

Matt had this 10 months ago

Matt had this 10 months ago

Jun 23rd, 2023