Thursday, October 7, 2010

Vina Fuerte Old Vine Garnacha 2009

Following on the last post in with the Grenache theme, this was the other wine I tried along with the Australian one. It was bound to be different, being Spanish and much younger, and it was.

It was deep red in colour and much fresher. It was a bit grapey, which is what you can get with warm-climate Grenache, but not overwhelmingly so. It was rich and had acceptable structure, but still simple and arguably one-dimensional. Not a bad thing though - a good example of affordable, good wine, although I wonder if the full price of £6.99 isn't a little steep.

Vina Fuerte
Old Vines Garnacha
DO Calatayud, Spain
Waitrose
£5.24 (£6.99)
3/5


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  1. Following on the last post in with the Grenache theme, this was the other wine I tried along with the Australian one. It was bound to be different, being Spanish and much younger, and it was. vine followers fast

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