Garage Wine Co Old Vine Pale Rose Truquilemu Lot #103 2020 (6x75cl)
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Scoring very highly for a rosé, with triple 92 points from the Wine Advocate, Vinous and Tim Atkin MW, this blend of Carignan with a tiny bit of Mourvèdre is "expressive in the mouth" (VN) but the broad flavours of red cherry, citrus and roses are quickly streamlined by the lively, balanced acidity.
There's more and more information on the bottle of the wines, and the 2020 Old Vine Pale now mentions rosé(!) Truquilemu Vineyard Half a hectare and DO Empedrado, an appellation in Maule. All of their labels are so very informative, fun and amusing, and reading them makes you want to drink the wine and even know and support his peasant farmers. And on this 2020, it says Cariñena Monastrell instead of the Cariñena Mataró from previous vintages. But what he told me was even better, "The world has grown up, and the proper rosé category now includes some wonderful darker rosés—including this one, exported to 10 countries. We still think it’s best described: 'first glass of a long lunch' because it makes one hungry like few wines can." Enough said! 3,812 bottles.
Drinking Window: 2021 - 2025
Reviewer Name: Luis Gutiérrez
Review Date: 31st August 2021
The 2020 Cariñena Monastrell - Old Vine Pale Rosé Truquilemu Vineyard Lot 103 is made from 12 barrels of Cariñena and one barrel of Monastrell from Empedrado, Maule. Garnet red, it delivers attractively fragrant aromas of sweet and sour cherry and strawberry. It’s just as expressive in the mouth, with the broad entrance quickly channeled by a lively acidity that anchors the flavors. A delicious aperitif.
Drinking Window: 2021 - 2023
Reviewer Name: Joaquín Hidalgo
Review Date: 3rd May 2021
Is it a light red or is it rosé? A bit of both in truth. Made with equal amounts of direct pressed [whole stems] and saignée (bled off from a tank) grapes, this is an intriguing, old-vine cuvée of Cariñena with a splash of Mataró. Very much a grown-up style, with savoury tannins, refreshing acidity, rosehip and red cherry flavours and a stony, intense finish. My kind of rosé. Or light red.
Drinking Window: 2021 - 2024