Monday, December 24, 2007

Borsao Garnacha "Tres Picos" 2004 (Campo de Borja)

Red/purple.

Pure fruit (black raspberry/cherry) and allspice aromatics. Just a hint of citrus now. Very good depth.

Textural tension immediately - strong acidity balancing sweet/creamy roundness. Pungent citrus flavors still dominate in the mouth, more orange than grapefruit. Ultimately, this needs more time, as it is quite bound up in the finish. Or serve it now with red meat and/or cream sauces

An $11 bottle that needs to be cellared?

Day 4 - Not greatly changed (I think this has been filtered). Bright, delineated. It occurs to me that Ringland has had an influence here, as the Alto Moncayo wines must be made at Borsao.