2015 Marañones "30,000 Maravedies" Garnacha Vinos de Madrid
94JS
90RP
$16.99
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94
James Suckling
Reviewed January 2018With an intense red fruits nose, and orange peel and delicate spicy notes, this is a very unusual garnacha. In spite of the serious tannins this has an almost silky quality that's reminiscent of great pinot noir. Drink now.
Professional Reviews
90
Wine Advocate
The entry-level red is the 2015 Treintamil Maravedíes, which is mostly Garnacha, but it also contains some 10% of the obscure red Morate. It's sourced from different plots in the village of San Martín de Valdeiglesias, some co-fermented, some separate. It has a ripe and heady nose with notes of cherries and flowers and the slightly rustic tannins of the vintage. This is a serious red, with good depth and a somehow austere mouthfeel. 43,760 bottles were filled in June and September 2016 in two lots. This is an approachable wine coming of age. (LG) 90+
Notes
The Garnacha (Grenache) revolution continues in Spain, the country that perhaps has the most legitimate claim as the birthplace of this grape variety. The diverse granite and quartz dominant terroirs of the Gredos mountain range outside of Madrid is one of the hotbeds for top quality Garnacha, and Marañones one of its leading producers. This particular bottling, produced from San Martín de Valdeiglesias, has a touch of Morate, a white grape, blended in. It's a delicious example of the tension between fruit, tannin, acidity and non-fruit terroir/mineral driven notes present in the best of these wines. Delicious!
Details
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Grenache |
| Origin | Spain |
| Bottle Size | 200 mL |
| Alcohol Content | 14% |
| SKU | 1349082 |