Richard Jennings hat für das amerikanische Weinforum
www.wineberserkers.com Weine aus der spanischen D
.O. Navarra unter die Lupe genommen. Zu seinen Entdeckungen zählen auch die Weine von
Compañia Vitivinicola Tandem . Nachfolgend im Original seine Anmerkungen zur Region, die im September erschienen sind. Die Verkostungsnotizen zu Tandems ›
Ars In Vitro Tinto‹, ›
Ars Nova Tinto‹ und ›
Ars Mácula Tinto‹ sind direkt bei den jeweiligen Weinen zu finden:
„This was an enlightening exposure for me to the wines of Navarra, and I tasted 75 wines, which represented about 85% of what was on hand. I didn't have high expectations, given what I'd read of the region, but I found some very solid producers, and a handful of quite tasty wines. The very best lineup, for me, were the wines of the relatively new (founded in 2003) project Compañía Vitivinícola Tandem. My single highest scored wine of the tasting was the ›2004 Señorío de Andión‹ of Bodegas Marco
Real.
I was not very impressed by the, primarily unoaked,
Chardonnays on hand. A few of the Roses, known as Rosados, were quite good, and very good values. Some of the
Garnacha Tinta based wines were just ripe berry and fairly boring, while others had some complexity. The
Tempranillo and Bordeaux-style blends tended to be the strongest offerings. Several producers were also showing Muscat-based sweet wines, a few of which were quit good.
Navarra is the name both of the autonomous region in northern Spain, and of the wine zone, Navarra D.O., which lies between
Rioja and the French border to the northeast. The Navarra D.O. is divided into five zones: Baja Montana, Tierra Estella, Valdizarbe, Ribera Alta and Ribera Baja.
… This winery (Tandem) is located in the western area of Navarra in the Yerri Valley. Alicia Eyaralar is the winemaker and co-owner with José María Fraile, of this project they launched in 2003. This was the single most impressive lineup of the tasting, and also reasonably priced, with the wines below ranging from $15 for the ›Palacio de Eza‹ (Anmerk. der Redaktion: In Eurapa als ›Ars In Vitro Tinto‹ auf dem Markt), to $20 for the ›Ars Nova‹ and $30 for the ›Ars Mácula‹, Bordeaux-styled wine. With such achievement in a few short years, this is a project to watch.”
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