Name: Garnacha de Fuego
Variety: Old Vine Grenache
Origin: Aragon, Spain
Price: $8.95
VC Review: "The 2011 Garnacha de Fuego, a 100% Grenache cuvee, was aged in both stainless steel and neutral French oak. There are 10,000 cases for the United States. This amazing wine boasts a dark ruby/purple color along with a sweet kiss of jammy black cherries intertwined with crushed rock notes that give the wine an undeniable minerality. As it hits the palate, a full-bodied, voluptuous texture takes hold and the flavor profile moves towards blacker fruits (ripe raspberries and black currants) intermixed with camphor and forest floor. This full-bodied, rich, glycerin-filled effort should drink well for 4-5 years, perhaps longer."
My Review: Smooth velvet cake smell. Definitely understand why this is a dessert wine. It tasted strongly of cherries, blackberries, and the drink Malta Goya. It was definitely dryer than I expected which kind of threw off the initial appeal. I'd prefer a dessert wine to be less dry.
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