How Great Can a $25 Wine Taste?

Pretty darn good! Just opened a beautiful bottle of Garnacha from Spain. Specifically, this was a 2013 from Bodegas Alto Moncayo, located in the area covered by the Campo de Borja Denominacion de Origen (DO, wine quality standard). They don’t just meet the standard, they exceed it. This is a winery that has been on my radar for several years, and I have been enjoying the consistent outstanding quality of their wine.

The winery itself was founded in 2002 with the aim of turning it into a world reference for Garnacha wines of the highest quality, prepared from native vine clones. I think that they are on the right track.

What I opened was the 2013 Alto Moncayo Veraton. This is a rich and expressive wine that is beautifully aromatic and sweeps across the palate with broad black current and black cherry fruit. The challenge here is to stop drinking it as the wine beckons you back for more. Run — don’t walk — to your fine wine store to have them bring these wines in for you. It is well worth your time for the value and drinking enjoyment.

Enjoy!