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2005 Bodegas Sierra Salinas "Mira" (Yecla)
$ 17.99"The 2005 Mira is 65% Monastrell, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Garnacha Tintorera aged in 60-70% new French oak. Deep crimson-colored, the wine has an excellent bouquet of pain grille, mineral/creosote, black cherry, and blueberry. This leads to a smooth-textured, focused, elegant effort with ample spicy fruit, very good depth and breadth, and a long, pure finish. It can be enjoyed now and over the next 6-8 years." 93 points - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate, Issue 175, February 2008 Nobody knows monastrell like the Castaño family who produces Castaño Hecula (90TWA) and Solanera (91TWA), two of the best values from Spain. So when an opportunity arose in Alicante, the Castaño family didnt hesitate. The 2005 Mira Salinas is a world class Monastrell blend that will delight Spanish wine fans and dazzle the Rhone drinkers. It is 60% Monastrell, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Garnacha (or Grenache). Loaded with ripe red fruits and dark berries, it is concentrated and full on the palate with a sleek velvety texture that makes it classy and elegant. Its finish is long and sensual with a pinch of spice at the end. It tastes like a $40 wine and has a suggested retail of $25. Its crazy good! 93+ Points, Summer Martin, B-21's Spain Advocate (Staff Selection, October 2009)
Propriety Bordeaux Style Blend with focus on Merlot. This is the third vintage of Domenica. Dried black cherries, baked berries, figs, and ground coffee are layered with vanilla bean, caramel, and brown butter, A trace of toasted almonds adds a nice complexity to the oak flavors integrated on the palate. Adding more complexity to the fruit are traces of anise, peppercorn, and earth. Very juicy yet holding firm tannins.
O. Fournier's 2005 B Crux Blend is composed of 60% Tempranillo, 35% Malbec, and 5% Syrah aged for 12 months in 50% New French and American oak. Purple-colored, it offers up aromas of eucalyptus, violets, black cherry, and black raspberry. Medium- to full-bodied, on the palate it reveals complexity, plenty of succulent black fruit, excellent depth of flavor, and a lengthy finish. Give it 1-2 years to more fully unwind and drink it from 2011 to 2017.
2005 Bodegas Poesia Clos des Andes Reserva
$ 19.99"The 2005 Clos des Andes is 100% Malbec sourced from an 80 year old vineyard in the Lujan de Cuyo region of Mendoza. The wine was 50% barrel fermented and was aged for 12 months in 50% new and 50% 1 year French oak. Inky purple in color, the wine has a lovely bouquet of wood smoke, cedar, violets, blueberry, and black cherry. Firm and well-balanced, it has superb depth, sweet, fruit, and a lengthy finish. Give it 3-4 years to evolve and drink it through 2025." 91 Points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate #174 (Dec 2007)
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