Bodegas Miguel Merino Unnum, Rioja DOCa, Spain

米格爾梅里諾酒莊烏努姆紅葡萄酒

點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：1816

There were some animal and tempera paint aromas in the 2011 Unnum, but there was a better background of black fruit and spices. The palate feels quite dry, like the fruit is receding and the tannins remain. Time to drink up. 3,870 bottles were filled in March 2013.

The 2010 Unnum is a young, modern wine aged for a short period of time in mostly new French oak barrels. At the moment the wine is quite muted, it seems to have the stuffing to develop much, but it’s a bit clipped in the middle palate. It has good balance, but right now this is a big question mark for me. Wait a couple of years. Drink 2016-2020. I found some inconsistency in the Miguel Merino portfolio and unfortunately both samples of Gran Reserva were corked. Imported by Siema Wines, Springfield, VA; tel. (703) 455-1200; www.siemawines.com

The 2008 Unnum is sourced from Tempranillo vines planted between 1931 and 1946. It has a dense, inky bouquet of dark cherry and cassis fruit with just a touch of black truffle. The palate is medium-bodied with sinewy tannins and it displays impressive depth, with roiling dark, broody, licorice-tinged fruit. The finish is still closed, so I would afford another 12 to 24 months bottle age. Drink 2013-2022. Located in the village of Briones in Rioja Alta, Bodegas Miguel Merino offer exemplary modern Rioja wine sourced from their own Tempranillo vines planted between 1931 and 1963 at an altitude of 550 meters above sea level. The Tempranillo vines are augmented by small plots of Mazuelo and Graciano that are occasionally bottled separately. The wine is then matured in a combination of new American, French and Hungarian oak. Importer: T. Edward Wines, New York, NY; tel. (212) 233-1504

The 2001 Unnum (a designation Merino uses only in the finest vintages) is 100% Tempranillo which received malolactic fermentation in barrel followed by 24 months in new French and American oak. Also medium ruby-colored, this effort has more focused aromatics featuring darker fruits as well as earth, cedar, cinnamon, and vanilla. There is excellent depth as well as complexity to this supple-textured wine’s personality. Everything is nicely balanced with enough structure for several years of further evolution in bottle. It should continue to drink well through 2020. Importer: Thomas George, Frontier Wine Imports, Dover, NJ; tel. (973) 328-4500