Monasterio de las Viñas Reserva 2006

SWIC Score: 90 (JMG)

Tasting notes: Cocoa, plums, silky, balanced.

Available:

ON (VINTAGES 166579 - $ 13.95)

QC (SAQ 854422 - $ 14.25)

Winery: Grandes Vinos y Viñedos

Region: D.O. Cariñena (Aragón)

Varieties: 70% Garnacha, 20% Tempranillo, 10% Cariñena

Ageing: 12 months in American oak barrels.

Alcohol level: 13.0% alc./vol.

Monasterio de las Viñas Reserva 2006 offers a great value, thanks to a more than correct use of the local Spanish varieties Garnacha, Tempranillo and Cariñena. The huge winery of Cariñena Grandes Vinos y Viñedos uses the 12 months ageing in American oak to “increase their expressiveness”. It results in a smooth, elegant and balanced wine, appreciated by the critics, as Jay Miller (Wine Advocate) who gave it 90 points.

Vintage tasted: 2006 (April 2012)