2019 Vinos del Viento Rosé Campo de Borja
SKU #1468608
88-90 points
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Just before it was bottled, I tasted a sample of the new 2019 Rosé produced with Garnacha from Campo de Borja. It's a very pale pink and has a perfumed nose with notes of flowers and white fruit. They harvested early and achieved a wine of 14% alcohol (a bit high for my liking), denoting a warm and dry year, but the wine feels in balance. It's quite bright, with delicate aromas of dried flowers, subtle and elegant. The palate is tasty, with pungent flavors and good depth. It was kept with fine lees for two months. (LG)
(4/2020)
Vinous
Vivid orange-pink. Shows a strong, smoky reductive to its redcurrant, raspberry and blood orange aromas and flavors. Opens up with air while taking on a hint of spiciness. A subtle peach note emerges on the supple finish, which echoes the red fruit note. (JR)
(6/2020)
K&L Notes
Vinos del Viento is our most recent addition to our Direct import portfolio from Spain. It is a project that focuses on Garnacha and Cariñena (Grenache and Carignan) from Aragon, the ancestral home of both varietals. All of the DO’s of Aragon are represented in the portfolio; Campo de Borja, Calatayud, Carinena, and Somontano. Winemaker Michael Cooper, who is a native to California, looks for purity and freshness in his wine. To do so he has sought out older vineyards that are found at higher elevations. The youngest vines are 35 years old and the oldest are 99 and the lowest elevation in 1,800 feet. These are wines for everyday, and priced accordingly. They are not simple wines, but they are delicious, and if you are looking for no more than that, these wines are hard to beat. If you want more, the wines speak of the varietals and regions with some depth and complexity. Named after the winds that temper the region’s warm climate, these wines are a bridge from the old world to the new, perfectly representing a Californian making Spanish wines.