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Bodegas Vina Magana Tinto Gran Reserva 2001 750ml

size
750ml
country
Spain
region
Navarra
WA
92
WA
92
Rated 92 by Wine Advocate
In the past, I tasted impressive Gran Reservas from the 1980s, but the Gran Reserva that is due for release this year is the 2001 Gran Reserva, a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Tempranillo selected from the less-concentrated lots, as the more fashionable wines at the time were more concentrated. It matured in 225-liter oak barrels for 14 months, and after that, the wine was kept in concrete. Yes, the wine was kept unbottled for a long time, and it has evolved very slowly. The wine has a very Bordeaux profile and all this time has helped integrate the oak with herbal, spicy and balsamic aromas, with a smoky background, hints of earth, some toasted aromas, a touch of leather, developed but fresh, with grainy, dusty tannins. Quite impressive, balanced and harmonious and able to keep for a few more years. They filled 6,000 bottles in August 2019, and they could potentially produce more, as they still have more wine from that year... The idea is to bottle a 2008 Reserva next. ... More details
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Bodegas Vina Magana Tinto Gran Reserva 2001 750ml

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WA
92
WA
92
Rated 92 by Wine Advocate
In the past, I tasted impressive Gran Reservas from the 1980s, but the Gran Reserva that is due for release this year is the 2001 Gran Reserva, a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Tempranillo selected from the less-concentrated lots, as the more fashionable wines at the time were more concentrated. It matured in 225-liter oak barrels for 14 months, and after that, the wine was kept in concrete. Yes, the wine was kept unbottled for a long time, and it has evolved very slowly. The wine has a very Bordeaux profile and all this time has helped integrate the oak with herbal, spicy and balsamic aromas, with a smoky background, hints of earth, some toasted aromas, a touch of leather, developed but fresh, with grainy, dusty tannins. Quite impressive, balanced and harmonious and able to keep for a few more years. They filled 6,000 bottles in August 2019, and they could potentially produce more, as they still have more wine from that year... The idea is to bottle a 2008 Reserva next.
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•60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, remainder in Syrah, Malbec, and Tempranillo. •Native-yeast fermentation in tank with longer maceration. •Raised for 18 months in a combination of used French and American oak barriques before back to large concrete tanks for holding until bottling.
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size
750ml
country
Spain
region
Navarra
Overview
In the past, I tasted impressive Gran Reservas from the 1980s, but the Gran Reserva that is due for release this year is the 2001 Gran Reserva, a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Tempranillo selected from the less-concentrated lots, as the more fashionable wines at the time were more concentrated. It matured in 225-liter oak barrels for 14 months, and after that, the wine was kept in concrete. Yes, the wine was kept unbottled for a long time, and it has evolved very slowly. The wine has a very Bordeaux profile and all this time has helped integrate the oak with herbal, spicy and balsamic aromas, with a smoky background, hints of earth, some toasted aromas, a touch of leather, developed but fresh, with grainy, dusty tannins. Quite impressive, balanced and harmonious and able to keep for a few more years. They filled 6,000 bottles in August 2019, and they could potentially produce more, as they still have more wine from that year... The idea is to bottle a 2008 Reserva next.
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Country: Spain

For over two thousand years, Spain has been responsible for much of Europe's wine production, making the very best of native grape varietals, and more recently experimenting with and perfecting wines made from imported grapes. Of course, the region of La Rioja is renowned world-wide for the quality and characteristics of its wines, which benefit greatly from the warm, dry continental climate of the area, and the fertile soils of the Ebro river basin. However, there is far more to Spanish produce than the complex, aromatic and earthy red wine of this region, as a result of the vast range of wine making traditions and practices, and terrains and climatic conditions found across the country. The region Castilla y Leon produces some of Europe's finest white wines, and the sparkling wines of Cava and the sherries of Jerez are firm favorites for wine lovers around the world.
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