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2002 Alto Moncayo, Bodegas Aquilon Grenache
Grenache: 750ml
$99.99
about this wine:
...went though its malolactic fermentation in all new French and American barrels, but a portion of the wine was aged in tank...
points awarded:
ST 94 WA 9696 points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, June 2005
The superb 2002 Aquilon is a selection of old vine Grenache from hillside vineyards. A gorgeously complex perfume of kirsch liqueur, black raspberries, cassis, minerals, flowers, and sweet oak is followed by a full-bodied, massively-endowed, pure, textured, well-balanced wine. Given the limited production and high quality of this fabulous effort, its high price can not be considered unfair. It should drink well for a decade.
94 points,
Stephen Tanzer's IWC, September 2004
...Roasted blackberry, grilled nuts, minerals and smoky oak on the explosive nose. Thick, dense and creamy, with supersweet, liqueur-like flavors of dark berries and maraschino cherry lifted by a mineral component. Lush and mouthfilling but also sappy and vibrant. Finishes with extremely fine, powdery tannins and superb, slow-building persistence...
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