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Ayles Aldeya Garnacha
Year
2010
2010
Varietal
Grenache
Grenache
Style
Juicy
Juicy
Origin
Spain
Spain
Pairing
Meat
Meat
$15.00 per bottle
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Origin
Just to the southeast of Rioja in the province of
Zaragoza lies the small denomination of Cariñena,
which is largely credited with providing the name of
the grape, better known as Carignan. A landscape of
high plains and gently rolling hills, Cariñena features
a classic continental climate of long, hot summers and
cold winters. Low humidity makes it wonderful for grape
growing, as do the soils which are highly desired claylimestone
topsoils with calcareous or slate substrates.
Despite the region’s name, the most widely planted
grape is Garnacha. Pairings
Relatively full-bodied, Garnacha-based
wines make ideal partners for robust,
hearty foods, but they also tend to be
rounder, softer and less tannic than
many other Spanish reds, most notably
Tempranillo. As such, they work well
with spicier dishes and rely less on
rich, protein-based, ingredients. The
Ayles Aldeya Garnacha works well
with veal, pork and feathered game,
and it will not overwhelm richer
seafood dishes like paella. It is also a
superb accompaniment to young soft
and semi-hard cheeses.Serve at cool room temperature (64°F).
Winemaker
Ayles Aldeya is made by Jorge Navascues,
a young, ambitious and highly
talented winemaker. He takes advantage
of the availability of wonderful,
old-vine Garnacha, which is plentiful
in this region. Naturally low-yielding,
gnarled old head-trained vines are even
further constrained by the parsimonious
soils, making it easier to produce
naturally concentrated and complex
reds like this one. The Wine
A swirl of the glass releases classic
Garnacha aromatics of black cherry,
red plum and hints of spices and peppers.
In the mouth, the wine is generous
and round, with supple tannins
that carry the cherry and blood orange
flavors deep to the back of the mouth
for a clean, spice-laden finish. Recently Viewed :
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