
- 92 points -
James Suckling, November 2020Fresh, vivid blackberries and blueberries. Dark chocolate, too. Full-bodied, tight and chewy with fine tannins that blend in the wine nicely. Drink or hold.
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2017
$19.95
Located in the sleepy town of Munébrega, Bodegas Breca was founded by Jorge Ordóñez in 2010 with the mission of producing the finest Garnacha in Aragón. Garnacha de Aragón, the clone used to produce the wines of Bodegas Breca, is the most ancient and genetically untouched clone of Garnacha in the world. Garnacha was first cultivated in this northeastern corner of Spain, and transplanted across the Mediterranean by the medieval Kingdom of Aragón, which had territories across the...
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Fresh, vivid blackberries and blueberries. Dark chocolate, too. Full-bodied, tight and chewy with fine tannins that blend in the wine nicely. Drink or hold.
See detailed press reviewThis red is ripe and generous. A rich, firm texture carries plum and currant flavors, with notes of mocha, loamy earth and smoke. Well-integrated tannins give this backbone, while lively acidity imparts balance. Drink now through 2024.
See detailed press reviewUn vin chaleureux, riche, puissant et extrêmement complexe qui me semble être une des plus belles expressions du grenache que j’ai eu le privilège de déguster. Sans doute parce qu’il provient de vieilles vignes de grenache d’Aragon, la plus ancienne souche non modifiée au monde. Pour la petite histoire, le grenache est un cépage autochtone d’Espagne qui s’est répandu autour de la Méditerranée à l’époque médiévale. Les raisins qui composent cette cuvée de Breca proviennent de différents petits vignobles centenaires sur l’appellation Catalayud, un terroir de montagne, unique et extrême situé à 1000 mètres d’altitude.
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