$239.88
Palacio del Camino Real
Rioja (Spain), Spain (Spain)
12 x 750 ml
Breads, Cured Meat, Ham, Hard Cheese, Pasta, Red Meat, Veal roasted
Palacio del Camino Real is a return to the essence of Rioja wines from the early 20th century, when Garnacha was the leading varietal. These wines were fresh, elegant, round and very pleasant. Sourced from the highest areas of La Rioja, this Garnacha has a beautiful, fresh bouquet of red fruit. Silky smooth on the palate with fine tannins giving it structure. This easy drinking wine is a steal.
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$479.40
Gran Clos
Priorat (Spain), Spain (Spain)
12 x 750 ml
Breads, Cured Meat, Red Meat, Veal roasted
$384.00
Bernabeleva
Madrid (Spain), Spain (Spain)
6 x 750 ml
Breads, Hard Cheese, Red Meat, Vegetables
The 2017 Carril del Rey has a very pale color, the palest of the single vineyard reds, as the Garnacha here tends to have less color in warmer vintages when the ripening is faster and deeper colors in cooler years when ripening is slower and more complete. This is always a more Mediterranean expression of Garnacha, but this year the wine is unusually fine, elegant, aromatic and floral, with less alcohol than the 2018 I tasted next to it. It has an herbal and spicy twist, which makes it quite attractive. It's quite ethereal and showy, quite delicate. This seems to transcend the vintage. 2,200 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2019.
94 points - Luis Gutierrez, The Wine Advocate, April 2020
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