- Vintage
- 2023
- Region
- Almansa / Spain
- Grape
- Garnacha Tintorera
- Type
- red
- ABV
- 16%
- Volume
- 75cl
- Aging
- Crianza
- Production
- Traditional
Alaya Tierra · 2023
Ink and petrol are none too often used for talking about wines, but this Alaya Tierra calls for them. Its opaqueness is total and its colour the closest you can get to black. The wine tinges the whole glass with dense, very dark tears and on swirling, it slowly and deliberately exudes a certain oiliness: only the odd violet glint disturbs the attractive visual presentation. On the nose it releases aromas of damp earth, very ripe black fruit, black olives and laurel. As soon as it touches the palate, it seems intent on immersing the tongue, weightily, and straightaway a captivating mouthfeel takes over, nothing short of magical. Its robust and silky, well mature and fresh; it appears to exist in a state of permanent contradiction, but it's precisely this which makes it so special. Balsamic, profound, disconcerting and almost eternal.
Almost black, Intense, Very dense, Opaque
Damp earth, Ripe black fruit, Bay
Robust, Silky, Fresh, Balsamic notes, Profound / deep
Meat casseroles, Roast lamb, Oven-cooked game meat, Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pork, Roasts, Blue cheeses
Serve at 16ºC
About the vineyard[+]
Situated in the far south-east of Albacete province, Almansa is one of the historic vine-growing areas forming part of the geography of Castilla-La Mancha. Despite its overall size, the region only numbers 13 wine producers owing to the fact that it was traditionally known for bulk wine production. In present times the situation has changed and the most widely planted variety, the Garnacha Tintorera, when handled carefully in the vineyard, is showing great potential and producing wines that are receiving increasingly more praise and appreciation from the wine critics. Considering its geographical location between the La Mancha plateau and the Mediterranean coast, the poor quality of its soils and the altitude of its vineyards at above 700m, the fine acidity of its red wines manages to balance out the high tannin content and results in well-balanced wines with a lot of personality.