Jancis on Beryna
Jancis on Beryna
Ver mensaje de WaltZalenskiOn August 5 Jancis Robinson wrote an article about the 2003 Beryna --
";The wine itself is certainly not overpriced at $12.99 and it struck me as a first-class example of the sort of well-made, richly-flavoured reds that are now being made carrying all sorts of appellations that we might previously have associated with irredeemably old-fashioned, oxidized, over-alcoholic, soupy wines. (I did taste the 2002 vintage of this wine and found it a
little too alcoholic and a little too oaky.) Alicante is hardly in wine’s Hall of Fame, is it? Yet here, from old vineyards at over 550m/1,800 ft above the Mediterranean, is a wine offering a great mouthful of flavour, well-balanced, based on the onastrell/Mourvèdre that dominates vineyards down this Mediterranean coast but with 40 per cent of Tempranillo with a bit of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. ...
Monastrell can often be too strong, too sweet and dangerously
animal-flavoured here but this is concentrated rather than sweet with good balance and well judged oak which is, apparently, a mixture of American, French and Russian. When tasting wines all over the world at the moment, I often pick up what seems to be a strange (as in unfamiliar rather than unpleasantly bizarre) nuance that sometimes turns out to be some eastern European oak – a certain spiciness combined with some rigidity is the best way I can describe it – but I didn’t pick it up on this wine, so powerful is
the fruit. Yet the overall impression is long and satisfying.";
Re: Jancis on Beryna
Ver mensaje de WaltZalenskiBe prepared to the 2004 vintage, as far as I know it will be better than 2003. It comes out this fall.
Re: Jancis on Beryna
Ver mensaje de OlafOlaf,
One advantage to your stay in the US is that you can get Leva Daniel 2003 - a special wine from the producers of Beryna. This wine is not available in Spain or anywhere else.
Re: Jancis on Beryna
Ver mensaje de WaltZalenskiI’m searching it, but without results yet here in Boulder. Maybe in Denver, this week I’ll try, I have prepared a wine shop tour to see what I find there.
Re: Jancis on Beryna
Ver mensaje de OlafAs far as I know the price of Leva Daniel is a little bit high... Be careful to ask first!!! :-)
Re: Jancis on Beryna
Ver mensaje de Paco HigónIt about $35 (about half the price of an average Priorat wine, for example), and it deserves to be more expensive than Beryna.
I didn’t find it
Ver mensaje de Paco HigónI went to Denver today, and I didn’t find it in any of the wine shops I visited.
So maybe next time.
It was my fault!!
Ver mensaje de WaltZalenskiSorry, I don’t know why, but I was thinking in a price about 50-60$....