2005 Barahonda Carro Tinto
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Soft, smooth and just delicious with ripe blackberry, raspberry and loamy earth notes on the nose. With air, this shows nice mineral, spice and pronounced lead pencil notes. The palate is medium bodied with a lush, soft feel, great balance, no hard edges and a medium length finish. This doesn't seem to have the structure or backbone for any prolonged aging but who cares and it's simply superb right now.
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The 2005 Carro is an unoaked blend of 50% Monastrell, 20% Tempranillo, 20% Syrah, and 10% Merlot. Medium ruby-colored, it has a lovely perfume of damp earth, pepper, cassis, and blackberry. This is followed by a sumptuous wine with layers of ripe, sweet fruit, excellent balance, and no hard edges which totally belie its ridiculously silly price point. The wine is an awesome value. I had thoughts of a higher score but readers might think I’d lost my mind. The Bellum project, in which Ole Imports is involved, started in 2002. It is dedicated to showing what can be achieved from 100% old-vine Monastrell in the up-and-coming D.O. of Yecla. It goes without saying that the price-to-quality relationship of these wines is extraordinary. Importer: Patrick Mata, Ole Imoprts, New Rochelle, NY; tel. (914) 576-6120
(a blend of 50% monastrell, 20% syrah, 20% tempranillo and 10% merlot) Ruby-red. Spicy, floral aromas of bright cherry and rhubarb, complicated by minerals and pepper. Fresh red berry fruit shows very good energy and precision, with a light mineral touch on the back. This boasts impressive focus and complexity for the price.