Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Certain past vintages of this La Mancha Cabernet have been a little green and lacking. But in 2004 the wine is ripe and Californian in style. It smells of spice cake, berry jam and cassis, while the palate is grabby and mildly tannic, with molten black-fruit flavors. Finishes a bit medicinal and sweet.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon reveals black currant and blackberry aromas and flavors along with excellent balance and several years of aging potential. Drink it from 2012 to 2019.
Rating: 91+
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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.