【Robert Parker's Favorite Value Winery】
【James Suckling 92 pts】【Wine Enthusiast 92 pts】
【Wine Spectator 90 pts】【Vivino 4.0】
WS092B Borsao Cabriola 2019
Special Price: $145/bottle
6 bottle price: Avg $128/btl
Region/Grade: Spain/Aragon/Campo de Borja
Grape varieties: Grenache, Syrah, Mazuela
Aging Characteristics: Each variety is fermented individually in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 24º-28ºC. The wine is aged for 12 months in French oak and American oak Bordeaux barrels.
Characteristics of the vineyards: Mountain vineyards, 35 to 60 years old, on rocky, sticky clay and limestone soils at an altitude of 600-700 meters.
Alcohol: 15.5%
Taste: I had high expectations for this wine when I tried it this time, because it was praised as "My best value wineries of the year" by the famous wine critic Robert Parker. When you open it and smell it, you can smell the ripe fruit: blackberry, blackberry, and a hint of sweetness from hawthorn. The drink is very smooth, and the whole wine is well balanced. Fruit, sour, sweet, and wooden barrel are all They all work together well, and the aftertaste has a little licorice and black pepper flavor, which is quite long. The quality is surprising, no wonder it got so many high marks:
【James Suckling 92】
The dark roasted spices and hints of cocoa powder are nicely woven to the deep aromas of dark cherries and dried plums. It is juicy and pretty sleek on a medium-bodied palate with creamy but present tannins and a long, bright finish.
【Wine Enthusiast 92】
Dark violet-red in the glass, this wine has lively aromas of cherry, rose petal and fennel seed. A beautiful floral note permeates the palate alongside flavors of blackberry preserves, blueberry, milk chocolate and clove that are wrapped in a layer of velvety tannins.
【Wine Spectator 90】
Offers ripe, juicy boysenberry and red currant fruit meshed with a savory mix of grilled herbs and tobacco, tarry smoke and balsamico. Chewy and medium- to full-bodied, with refreshing orange peel acidity.
【Bodegas Borsao】
Bodegas Borsao is now a world-renowned Spanish winery, known for brewing the top Garnacha, known as the famous "Grenache Empire", one of the world's leading Garnacha producers, located in the southwest of Rioja The Campo de Borja production area is considered to be a production area with its own characteristics in this production area, with about 2,500 hectares of vineyards. Borsao is not only a high-quality Spanish winery strongly recommended by wine critics, but also well-received by global wines. Lovers' favorite. Robert Parker praised it as "My best value wineries of the year", and its wines even won the ninth place among the top 100 best-selling wines of the year on Wine.com, the largest wine shopping network in the United States.
The earliest history of the winery can be traced back to 1203. A group of monks planted and brewed grapes locally. In 1958, a cooperative was established. Established a company under the name of Borsao, and began to remodel this centuries-old brand, hired a professional team to build from the foundation, introduced new brewing equipment and screening processes, and made Borsao famous internationally because of the high quality of the winery , has been designated by Cathay Pacific Airways
Robert Parker "My favorite value winery not only in Spain, but in the world, is Bodegas Borsao".
【Campo de Borja production area】
Campo de Boria, Campo means "land", belongs to a district in the province of Aragon in northern Spain, and is an ancient town full of history and culture. It began in the fifth century AD and was founded by the Celtic Iberians. In 1980, the area was managed by the Conseio Regulador, the official Italian wine agency.
This area has both a Mediterranean climate and a continental climate. It is hot in summer and cold in winter. It is affected by strong winds from the northwest all year round, and the rainfall is low, concentrated in spring and autumn. The extreme climate creates an excellent environment for the growth of wine grapes. Most of the vineyards are planted on the slopes of 400 to 800 meters along the river bank of Sierra del Moncayo. The soil in the lower part is composed of disc stone and clay, and the soil in the upper part is mainly schist and limestone, which contain more minerals, and each can produce Wines of different styles.
【The Empire of Garnacha Grenache】
Campo de Borja D.O. is considered to be the empire that produces Garnacha. The top wines include red wine, pink wine, aged red wine, etc. The oldest vines can be traced back to 1145 AD, and the few surviving vines can still be found. At present, the most surviving vines are 30 to 50 years old. The special soil composition and harsh climate, coupled with the grapes that have survived since ancient times The vines make Garnacha complex in this area, and the structure is Zabin but relatively fine and elegant. Because the wine produced is dominated by fruity aroma, soft tannin and pleasant taste, it is a perfect match for various meals. Garnacha is the most planted red variety in the world, and besides the name Grenache Left, there are many other names. The winery has always been one of the biggest protectors of this variety. They believe that Garnacha is especially suitable for planting in this area, so they work hard Improved cultivation to produce fine wines.
