Borsao Monte Oton Garnacha 2009Product #23480
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Color/Type Red Country/State Spain Email Wines Q3 2010 (July - Sept) Price Under $10 Producer Borsao Region Other Spain Varietal Grenache Vintage 2009 -
Bodegas Borsao is one of the very top Garnacha (Grenache) specialists in what is arguably Spain’s best region for this juicy, red-fruited, grape - Campo de Borja. Unlike the Borsao’s entry-level Campo de Borja, the Monte Oton is 100% Grenache grown in single mountainside vineyard on the slopes of the extinct Moncayo volcano. Very cold winters and dry, hot, summers and rocky, poor, soils give the grapes a chance to struggle and develop both sweet ripeness and a minerally complexity. Fantastic value!
“The 2009 Monte Oton, also 100% Garnacha, is a step up [from the regular Campo de Borja]. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it is richer, denser, and more layered than the Vina Borgia. Drink it over the next 2-3 years.”Wine Advocate 87 points
“Plump and velvety, this fruity red offers plum, blackberry and tangerine flavors, accented with vanilla and licorice. Not muscular, but generous. Drink now through 2012.”Wine Spectator 87 points
