When it comes to Spanish wine, Navarra is not the most fashionable region. It well and truly sits in the shade of established heavyweights Rioja and Ribera del Duero and the uber-trendy north-west.
Hot and dry, Navarra has long been a reliable source of solid table wines of all colours, often employing international varieties, sometimes alongside Tempranillo and Garnacha. Producers such as Laderas de Montejurra fly the flag for Navarra.
‘Emilio Valerio’, a three-way blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Garnacha is an exceptionally well balanced wine, one that favours savoury over sweet fruit. Medium weight in build, it is a little tight and backward on this showing, a touch less open for business than on another recent showing. That said, there is plenty to like and, as is often the case with Spanish wines, the value for money proposition is a strong one.
2013 LADERAS DE MONTEJURRA ‘EMILIO VALERIO’
Producer: Laderas de Montejurra
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Garnacha
Vintage: 2013
Region: Navarra, Spain
ABV: 14.0%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $30.00
Date tasted: 4 October 2015
Tasting Note:
Deep ruby. Attractive nose of blackberry, plum, dark cherry, truffle, tilled earth, dusty dried herbs (bay, rosemary). Dry, medium bodied, savoury, slightly earthbound, powdery cocoa-like tannins suggest the wine will benefit from a few years bottle age. Solid.
Score: 16/20
Hot and dry, Navarra has long been a reliable source of solid table wines of all colours, often employing international varieties, sometimes alongside Tempranillo and Garnacha. Producers such as Laderas de Montejurra fly the flag for Navarra.
‘Emilio Valerio’, a three-way blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Garnacha is an exceptionally well balanced wine, one that favours savoury over sweet fruit. Medium weight in build, it is a little tight and backward on this showing, a touch less open for business than on another recent showing. That said, there is plenty to like and, as is often the case with Spanish wines, the value for money proposition is a strong one.
2013 LADERAS DE MONTEJURRA ‘EMILIO VALERIO’Producer: Laderas de Montejurra
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Garnacha
Vintage: 2013
Region: Navarra, Spain
ABV: 14.0%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $30.00
Date tasted: 4 October 2015
Tasting Note:
Deep ruby. Attractive nose of blackberry, plum, dark cherry, truffle, tilled earth, dusty dried herbs (bay, rosemary). Dry, medium bodied, savoury, slightly earthbound, powdery cocoa-like tannins suggest the wine will benefit from a few years bottle age. Solid.
Score: 16/20
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