Bodegas Felix Sanz Monte Negro Reserva, Ribera del Duero, Spain

菲力桑斯酒莊黑山珍藏紅葡萄酒

點擊次數(shù)：650

The 2003 Monte Negro Reserva is 100% estate-grown Tempranillo from 30-year-old vines. It spent 18 months in seasoned French and American oak. Dark ruby in color, it offers an attractive nose of cedar, spice box, mineral, and blackberry. Medium to full-bodied, the wine has plenty of ripe, spicy fruit, moderate tannin, and good balance. It will evolve for several years and drink well through 2020. Importer: Tom George, Frontier Wine Imports, Dover, NJ; tel. (973) 328-4500

The 2001 Monte Negro Reserva is also 100% Tempranillo but this cuvee spends 18 months in used French and American oak. Purple in color, the nose offers up lots of toasty oak with fruit in the background. With coaxing, notes of herbs, black currants and cherries emerge. However, the wine is quite firm and slightly compact on the palate. A few years of bottle age could pull things together but it is something of a gamble at present. Importer: Thomas George, Frontier Wine Imports, Dover, NJ; tel.(973) 328-4500