Alagú Garnacha Tintorera 2018
Descripción
Añada más viva y fresca que la anterior para este monovarietal de Garnacha tintorera o Alicante bouschet que muestra cierta rusticidad y potencia, rasgos que le aportan un singular carácter. Su paraje de origen, a una altitud de 600 metros en el término alicantino de Villena de suelos franco-arenosos y calizos le aportan frescura y una textura jugosa y algo mineral que sorprende.
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Viñedo y elaboración
Opinión de los críticos
I also tasted the more continental red 2018 Alagú Garnacha Tintorera, which seems livelier and fresher than the 2017 I tasted next to it. There are no significant differences in vinification or élevage—70% full clusters, native yeast and aging in 225-liter oak barrels—so the wines show the differences in the conditions of the year. It has aromas that made me think of a Syrah, smoky and meaty, with some black olives but with a Mediterranean twist of aromatic herbs and spices. It has power and a certain rusticity, but it's balanced and characterful. The flavors are pungent, and it has a juicy texture with marked chalkiness. 5,100 bottles and 260 magnums produced. It was bottled in July 2020.