Spain
Garnache
$9ish
Poundability: 2.5/5
Value: 3/5
Overall: 2.5/5
Over ripe fruit on the nose with a slight alcoholic burn, medium body. Good color.
Bright juicy fruit flavors. Classic Spanish table wine. Jamy grape/cherries with a slight black licorice hint.
Heavy alcoholic finish leads to unpleasant finish and a low poundability. Relatively no tannin's. Mild/light acidity. Not overly complex with a short finish. Lots of residual sugar in glass.
Used to be Spanish red's were one of my go to's for quality inexpensive wine. I'm starting to worry they will suffer a similar fate as Argentinian Malbec's did a few years ago. It seemed all the quality Malbec's started disappearing and many started tasting very grape juicy, and not in a good way. That's what this wine reminds me of. Hopefully this vintage is a fluke and they will go back to former glory. Overall not a bad wine for under $10, just not the steal it once was. Will certainly evaluate in the future though.
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