Bodegas, Tradicion

Bodegas, TradicionThere is a new single harvest 1998 Palo Cortado from Tradicin, a wine that, even if it feels recent, is now over 20 years of age, as the solera wines don't age as fast as the static (non solera or non dynamic) wines, which age faster than the soleras and feel older. 1998 is also the year in which Tradicin was created, and that's why they decided to bottle this "young" wine. It has an intense orange color, with notes of varnish and peach, noble woods

The wine is all Syrah

The strawberry

Of course I paid a lot of attention to their wines and I tasted with Laura Catena and winemaker Alejandro Vigil both in Madrid and Mendoza

airy bouquet with balsamic and Hoisin infusing the black fruit

possessing a kiss of sea spray before notions of wax melon

while the full-bodied palate is velvety while remaining fresh and lively

I am certainly reminded of the belief stated in their press releases that “a great rose Champagne must be made from very ripe grapes

There is both good volume and vibrancy to the detailed flavors that are supported by unusually fine-grained tannins considering where the vineyard is located as there is only a touch of rusticity on the sneaky long finale

A more elegant nose is comprised by notes of the fresh and airy essence of red and dark cherry

the mouthfeel of the energetic medium weight flavors is wonderfully refined while possessing excellent complexity on the balanced and youthfully austere finale

a touch of balsam

deep and with darker fruit than expected