Atalaya La Atalaya Del Camino 2018

  • 90 Robert
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3.8 Very Good (14)
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Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2018

Size
750ML

ABV
15.5%

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Winemaker Notes

Intensely fragrant nose of spices, dried herbs, olives and dark fruit. Plushly textured tannins give richness and length to the finish.

Estate vineyards located between 2,300 and 3,300 feet above sea level on poor, sandy soils rich in limestone. Vineyards are dry-farmed, without the use of pesticides or herbicides, and the grapes are hand harvested. The wine ferments in stainless steel and then ages for 12 months in French oak barrels.

Blend: 85% Garnacha Tintorera, 15% Monastrell

Professional Ratings

  • 90

    The 2018 La Atalaya del Camino was produced with a blend of 85% Garnacha Tintorera and 15% Monastrell from dry-farmed, head-pruned vines planted on limestone soils and averaging 45 years of age from a cooler year that resulted in lighter and fresher wines. Still, this is 15% alcohol and with a pH of 3.83 and 5.8 grams of acidity, a full-throttle red matured in French oak barrels for 12 months. This has a strong note of tomato vine and fresh tomato juice (something I always find in the sweet wine from Olivares...), which apparently shows as the Garnacha Tintorera gets riper and more concentrated from old vines. It has a smoky palate with grainy tannins and a dense texture. 54,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2020. Best after 2022.

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Atalaya, Spain
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Bodegas Atalaya was founded in 2007 by the Gil Family with the focus on producing wines from Garnacha Tintorera and Monastrell, the area’s most emblematic grape varieties. Since the first vintage, the goal has been to reflect the character and genuine essence of the land and the grape.

The winery and vineyards are located in the eastern part of Albacete, between Valencia, Alicante and Murcia, a transitional zone between the Castillian meseta (plateau) and the Mediterranean Sea. The vineyards are located on poor soils, rich in limestone, at an altitude of 2300-3300 ft. The area has a continental climate with very low rainfall (less than 14 inches/year) which creates the perfect conditions to keep yields low, lending to high quality fruit with great concentration of color and flavor. The vineyards are all dry farmed without the use of pesticides or herbicides.

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Grenache thrives in any warm, Mediterranean climate where ample sunlight allows its clusters to achieve full phenolic ripeness. While Grenache's birthplace is Spain (there called Garnacha), today it is more recognized as the key player in the red blends of the Southern Rhône, namely Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes du Rhône and its villages. Somm Secret—The Italian island of Sardinia produces bold, rustic, single varietal Grenache (there called Cannonau). California, Washington and Australia have achieved found success with Grenache, both flying solo and in blends.

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The Moors gave it the name, ‘Manxa,’ which fittingly means ‘parched earth.’ La Mancha, the largest Spanish wine producing region in all of Spain, is one of its hottest and driest. Sturdy and drought-resistant white varieietes like Airen, Viura and Verdejo thrive in this environment.

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