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Review	Product Name	Vintage	Rating	Date Sort ascending	Favorite
Yalumba - Wine Enthusiast	Yalumba The Tri-Centenary Grenache	2015	95	Jun-2020
Review “Although Yalumba boasts several far pricier wines than Tri-Centenary, this flagship for modern South Aussie Grenache is one of its finest, and it rewards those not keen on lengthy cellaring time. In the glass it appears translucent, a pale ruby hue. Despite some bottle age, it’s still fresh. Breathe in aromas of freshly picked strawberries— stems and all—cranberry, orange zest, warm earth and wild mushrooms. True to the variety, there’s oodles of fruit here, which cascades onto the palate. It never feels confected, however. Bright acidity and fine, filigree tannins add texture and complexity to this joy-inducing wine.” (Editors' Choice)
Yalumba - Pull That Cork	Yalumba Barossa Bush Vine Grenache	2018		May-2020
Review “Translucent ruby in the glass with generous aromas of strawberries, roses and dusty earth. Red and dark fruit flavors of red cherries, strawberries and blackberries are supported by notes of dusty earth and toast. Tannins are smooth in this not-quite medium bodied wine with juicy acidity. This is a delightful, pure fruit expression of Grenache that was even more intriguing and delicious on day two. The translucent color is an absolute pleasure to behold. 100% Grenache bush vines that are at least 35 years old are the source for this bottling. Each parcel is fermented separately in either static pump over fermenters or open top fermenters. Most, but not all, batches are destemmed and all are fermented using wild yeasts. Select batches remain on the skins post-fermentation for complexity. After pressing, all batches are racked into used American, French and Hungarian hogshead barrels for six months.”
Yalumba - Jamessuckling.com	Yalumba Barossa Bush Vine Grenache	2018	93	May-2020
Review “Such clarity, purity and depth here. This is surely a benchmark for the band of pedigree Barossa grenache, delivered right on the apex of quality and value. Vibrant raspberries, cherries and red plums flood the nose and palate and the chassis of fruit-tannin is sleekly cut. Fresh, juicy resolve.”
Yalumba - Wine Advocate	Yalumba The Tri-Centenary Grenache	2015	91	May-2020
Review “A taut, fragrant example of Grenache from vines planted in 1889, Yalumba's medium ruby 2015 The Tri-Centenary Grenache is truly a warm-climate Pinot Noir, from its delicate floral, spice and red berry scents to its ethereal, silky mouthfeel. Peppered strawberries mark the palate, with hints of watermelon and clove lingering on the gently tart finish.”
Bodegas Borsao - John Mariani's Virtual Gourmet	Borsao Garnacha	2018		May-2020
Review “In the 1950s Spain’s struggling economy forced a number of small wine producers to form cooperatives to survive, of which Bodegas Borsao was one. Founded in 1958 and starting a small cooperative winery in northwestern Spain, about three hours north of Madrid, it now includes over 600 growers and offers some of the best wine bargains available. The wine is made from primarily Grenache blended with smaller amounts of Tempranillo and Syrah. It has a bouquet and taste of cherries and raspberries and a smooth, easy drinking taste that mates with most fare, especially beef and lamb and even hamburgers and hot dogs.”
Bodegas Alto Moncayo - Wine Advocate	Aquilon	2015	93	Apr-2020
Review “I tasted two vintages of the top of the range side by side, the 2015 Aquilón and the 2016, and I cannot say I found many nuances or differences between the two or even with the rest of the range. The ripe Garnacha produced juice with 16% alcohol that matured in brand-new French and American oak barrels for two years, and during that time the wine seems to have extracted plenty of aromas, flavors and tannins from the new wood to make them overtly oaky and very similar. The 2015 seems to have polished a little the creamy notes that were more evident in the younger 2016, but other than that, I’m sure there’s a section of the drinking population that loves this style, but I find it increasingly more and more difficult to enjoy wines like these. That’s without mentioning the price! Perhaps I’m wrong and these wines will be fantastic in 50 years’ time, but from my experience, if wines are over-oaked, they remain over-oaked forever.”
Bodegas Borsao - Wine Advocate	Tres Picos	2018	89	Apr-2020
Review “I tasted two vintages from the flagship oaked Garnacha, the youngest of which was the 2018 Tres Picos Garnacha. But unfortunately, I found both vintages (this and the warmer 2017) to be overtly oaky, with aromas that masked the personality of the grape and gave them an international profile of toast, spice and smoke and a palate with similar flavors plus a bitter twist in the finish. I’d much rather drink the young unoaked Borsao Tinto Selección than this one. The technical data mentions that it spent about six months in new French oak and has 15% alcohol.”
Bodegas Alto Moncayo - Wine Advocate	Veraton	2016	91	Apr-2020
Review “Their more approachable wine is the 2016 Veratón, produced exclusively with Garnacha grapes from vines planted in the 1970s and 1980s and fermented with neutral yeasts and matured in new and second use French and American oak barrel for 16 months. This already sets the tone of the house style with plenty of spicy, toasty and smoky aromas, vanilla, coconut, cinnamon, a creamy touch and a round and lush palate with 15% alcohol, abundant tannins and pungent flavors, mostly oak related. It’s clean and has a warm and long finish marked by the alcohol. It’s difficult to see the variety with all this oak. For fans of ripe oaky reds.”
Bodegas Borsao - Wine Advocate	Tres Picos	2017	88	Apr-2020
Review “The 2017 Tres Picos Garnacha has the disadvantage of a warmer and riper year and also from having lost the exuberance of the 2018 I tasted next to it. It’s less aromatic, and even if the élevage was slightly shortened, the palate seems to have suffered more from the effect of the new oak, which to me doesn’t really match the character of the floral and aromatic Garnacha. For fans of oaky, powerful reds.”
Bodegas Alto Moncayo - Wine Advocate	Aquilon	2016	93	Apr-2020
Review “The 2016 Aquilón was creamy, heady and oaky, just a year younger than the 2015 but with similar parameters and profile, heavily marked by the élevage of two years in new oak. The fruit is ripe and the wine is full-bodied and with a warm alcoholic finish. Give it some more time in bottle to calm down a little. For fans of heady and oaky reds.”

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