Tasting notes Colour: Cherry. Nose: Raspberry, cocoa, vanilla and licorice. Palate: Fresh, floral and spicy.
What the critics say...
Wine Spectator: 86 points(31/08/2011)
Flavors of kirsch, chocolate and mint flavors in this fruity, rather jammy red, which features supple tannins and bright, tropical acidity that keeps the wine juicy and fresh. Drink now through 2014.
Robert Parker: 90 points(01/06/2011)
The 2009 Atteca was sourced from mountainside vineyards and aged for 10 months in French oak. It displays aromas of cedar, an earthy minerality, black cherry, and lavender leading to a savory, deep, well-balanced red with succulent fruit and a lengthy, seamless finish. Drink this outstanding value over the next 4-5 years.
Peñin Guide: 90 points(01/01/2012)
Bright cherry red colour. On nose, toasty, smoky, ripe fruit, spicy. On palate, tasty, fruity, good acidity, fine bitterness, ripe tannins.
Pairing: Aged Cheese, Game Animals, Grilled Red Meats, Legume, Roasts, Stews.
Ateca winery was founded in 2005. This winery is located in Ateca (Zaragaoza) 14 km away from the Calatayud area. This vineyard has been planted on slate soil at high elevations and it is mainly made up of small parcels of old vines of the Grenache variety. The wines produced in this winery are the... result of of grape selection, organoleptic and analytical quality criteria and harvesting at the appropriate ripeness moment.
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