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90 points
– Kim Clougherty
The bouquet
offers a bold blend of luscious black cherry fruit
with an earthy peppery core. It’s deliciously soft
on the palate with rich ripe plummy fruit wrapped
around velvety tannins leading into a long finish
layered with a hint of coffee and spice.
Type
of wine: Red Wine
Alcohol: 12.00%
Grape: 100% Tempranillo
D.O.: Valencia
Winery: Anecoop- La Viña
Tasting Notes:
Clean with a deep cherry colour. Ripe cherry
and berry fruit aromas dominate the nose along with
spicy notes. The palate is soft, rich and full with
hints of dry fruits, chocolate and lovely soft
tannins at the finish. |
Additional Information
Is it authenticity you’re looking
for? You’ll find it in this 100% Tempranillo,
Spain’s quintessential native red wine grape,
distinctively unlike any of the other red varietals
so widely available from all over the world.
Winemaking in the northern part
of Valencia region - also known by Spaniards as the
Levante (where the sun rises) or País Valenciano -
is dominated by ancient vineyard areas around
Valencia, Spain's third largest city.
The wines are not as famous or
expensive compared to their neighbors to the north
(like Rioja or Priorat) but Levantine winemaking
expertise goes back to pre-Roman times and the wines
are some of the best value for your money in all of
Europe.
The port city of Valencia was
exporting local wines before some of Spain’s major
cities were even founded! It continues to be Spain’s
largest wine port to this day.
Oranges aren’t the only fruit
Valencia is famous for. Vineyards extend across
three distinct subzones yielding a wide variety of
different wine styles.
Monastrell is the main red wine
grape grown in Valencia and while only a small
quantity of Tempranillo is grown in the region,
vineyards are increasing as growers replant with
Tempranillo which adapts well to varied growing
conditions. In Valencia these range from the coastal
plain with dry sandy soils reaching inland and
higher still to the Alto Turia subzone at an
altitude of 2034 feet where the climate is hot and
dry. There is more clay in the soil here providing
ideal conditions for vinegrowing.
Winemaking takes a traditional
path, though the winery is nothing less than
state-of-the-art. Straightforward vinification takes
place in temperature controlled tanks which helps
preserve the fruit’s natural flavors in the torrid
Spanish climate.
The result is a lush and
easydrinking red wine to enjoy with your next
cookout or indoors with a pasta dinner. |
