COMPOSITION: 100% Garnacha

TASTING NOTES:
'The estate's mid-level effort is the fairly priced Alto Moncayo. This wine is spectacular, and represents the perfect foil for grilled steak. The 2003 Alto Moncayo (aged in new French and American oak, and bottled unfiltered) boasts an inky/ruby/purple hue as well as a sweet perfume of blackberries and toasty oak, an opulent, fleshy, fruity palate, plenty of muscle and potency, and a long, heady, silky finish. It should drink well for 6-10 years. 93 points.'
--- Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate  (more info)

COMPOSITION: 100% Garnacha

TASTING NOTES:
'The estate's mid-level effort is the fairly priced Alto Moncayo. This wine is spectacular, and represents the perfect foil for grilled steak. The 2003 Alto Moncayo (aged in new French and American oak, and bottled unfiltered) boasts an inky/ruby/purple hue as well as a sweet perfume of blackberries and toasty oak, an opulent, fleshy, fruity palate, plenty of muscle and potency, and a long, heady, silky finish. It should drink well for 6-10 years. 93 points.'
--- Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate

ABOUT THE PRODUCER:
Estate bottled.

The grapes for this wine come from 62 hectares (153.2 acres) of 35-92 year old Garnacha vines.

The vines are trained in the vaso system and undergo vigorous canopy management and green harvest during the maturation process beginning in June and finishing in August/September. Vinification process begins in the vineyard where only the most perfectly mature bunches are selected beginning at the end of September and finishing 15th to 20th of October. The fully matured bunches are harvested into small boxes to prevent crushing, and taken to triage tables at the winery. The famous Australian winemaker, Chris Ringland, oversees the winemaking process.

The selected grapes are placed into small open vat fermenters that hold 4 tons per batch. The must is basket pressed. The wine was aged in new French and American oak barrels from October 2002 to March 2004. It was bottled unfiltered in June 2004.
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