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Herencia Altes Garnatxa Negra

$11.00 $9.35

Varietal Birthplace Year
Grenache Terra Alta 2010
Though Spanish, this bright, fresh and earthy Garnacha delivers a Rhône-style satisfaction that’s perfect for a summer lunch or dinner. Scents of black raspberry mingle with a hint of rose petal. Flavors of red raspberry and plum dominate the palate with notes of smoke and purple flowers. Both the nose and palate exhibit a mild gamey quality.
Red and black raspberry, plum, smoke.
Herencia Altés is a family estate currently run by owner and winemaker Nuria Altés. Their 30 hectares of vineyard, which have been in the family for over 100 years, are located in Terra Alta, in the southeastern corner of Catalonia and boast some of the oldest vines in Spain. Until 2010, the family sold their grapes to the local co-operative in the village of Batea. By launching her own brand, Nuria intends to highlight the extraordinary quality of the estate’s old vines and put Terra Alta wines on the map.
A red like this one is perfect for meat, but because of its soft tannins and juicy texture, the wine doesn’t need the intensity of a rib-eye or porterhouse steak to show it off. Rather, it’s perfect for kabobs, roasted veal chops, skirt steaks and charred chops. The plump fruit will also find a good match with earthy ingredients like mushrooms, eggplant and root vegetables. Use cardamom, cumin and other Middle Eastern spices to echo the wine’s own notes of spice and wild herbs.
Terra Alta, means “high land” and is a region of great natural beauty featured in many of Picasso’s paintings.
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