Winemaker Notes
Atlantida Tinto pairs beautifully with grilled meats, aged cheese, hearty stews. Though, a cool night and some fine company will pair splendidly, too. This wine should be decanted.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Firm and polished, this dense red offers black cherry, dried currant, clove, loamy earth and black pepper flavors that mingle harmoniously over well-integrated tannins. Juicy acidity keeps this fresh and lively. Drink now through 2025.
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James Suckling
Very floral and fruity with hints of spices and earth. Better on the palate where ripe cherries, velvety tannins and a long, soft and flavorful finish all come into play. Stylish yet funky. Made from 100% tintilla.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2015 Atlantida by Alberto Orte is excellent and authentic. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits rustic aromas and flavors. Pair its savory spices with Osso Bucco. (Tasted: April 21, 2020, San Francisco, CA)
Spanish red wine is known for being bold, heady, rustic and age-worthy, Spain is truly a one-of-a-kind wine-producing nation. A great majority of the country is hot, arid and drought-ridden, and since irrigation has only been recently introduced and (controversially) accepted, viticulture has sustained—and flourished—only through a great understanding of Spain’s particular conditions. Large spacing between vines allows each enough resources to survive and as a result, the country has the most acreage under vine compared to any other country, but is usually third in production.
Of the Spanish red wines, the most planted and respected grape variety is Tempranillo, the star of Spain’s Rioja and Ribera del Duero regions. Priorat specializes in bold red blends, Jumilla has gained global recognition for its single varietal Monastrell and Utiel-Requena has garnered recent attention for its reds made of Bobal.