Vitícola Mentridana Las Uvas de la Ira Méntrida 2021
- 94
- $65
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100% Garnacha taken from 70-year-old vines rooted in granite soils at 850 metres in El Real de San Vicente. There’s a lovely Burgundian sensibility to the aromatics. Black cherry, baked plum, decaying leaves, cinnamon spice, and a glimmer of au jus. Some black pepper notes with air. The restraint draws you in, commanding your focus. Medium body to the palate, with excellent verve and a cooling mineral feel – baked red plum, stewed strawberry, wilted red rose, and red cherry lift. The balance of intensity and coolness elevates this wine. It’s very good. Some chalky tannin drive sits in perfect balance, coupling with peppy acidity to frame the fruit notes long through the palate. 14.5% abv and holding it so well. This is classy and fine, understated and complex. For those lamenting the price of red burgundy, buy this. Delicious.
Importer: Alimentaria
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
