ON-371518 QC-11962900

Borsao Berola 2009

Red Blend Red Blend
Spain

$17.00 (371518)

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June 21, 2014

Critic Reviews (2)

Marc Chapleau
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Marc Chapleau

Assembly containing inter alia 20% Syrah, a grape variety which they believe many out there in this part of Spain....

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

This is a quite full bodied, juicy and rich old vine grenache with a touch of syrah and a lot oak - as the Spanish...

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Community Reviews (2)

urotsukidoji
urotsukidoji

Good, not great

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Michael Stickings
Michael Stickings

In some ways, this smooth Garnacha blend comes across as exactly what you think a full-bodied red should be, straight down the middle with luscious rich fruit (blackberry, plum) complemented by oodles of sweet and spicy wood (oak, vanilla, black pepper) and a touch of tang (raspberry, cherry). And it works well, even if aromatically it's like encountering an odd but intriguing marriage of wine and Bourbon. What it lacks is some savouriness to offset the fruit, and while it's a big wine, it doesn't quite have the structure needed to hold everything together past those big-time aromatics.

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