The 2009 Alaya is 100% Garnacha Tintorera sourced from 50-year-old vines and aged for 15 months in new French and American oak. Earth, underbrush, and mineral notes along with brooding black fruits inform this wine’s inviting bouquet. Dense and layered, the wine pulls back just short of going over the top. Its 15.5% alcohol is in balance with the wine’s strapping personality and helps provide for a silky texture and a finish with no hard edges. Give this unique effort 1-2 years to come together and drink it over the next 6-8. Bodegas Atalaya was founded in 2007 by the Gil family of Jumilla. The prominent grape variety in Almansa is Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet) along with Monastrell. Importer: Gil Family Estates, Jumilla, Spain, with importer/distributors in 26 states.

This smooth, creamy red delivers supple tannins and fine-grained texture, leading to deep notes of sweet smoke and ripe black cherry, along with layers of crème de cassis, date, mint, graphite and hints of vanilla bean and eucalyptus. Dense and focused, so give this some time to open up. Garnacha Tintorera. Best from 2014 through 2022. 100 cases made, 50 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Spain / Almansa Select to Add