| Ripe raspberry, creamy vanilla and spicy licorice notes mingle in this exuberant Spanish red. Alluring, plush but tender, structured more by acidity than tannins. Drink now through 2010. 6,500 cases imported. The 2008 Atteca was sourced from 80- to 120-year-old head pruned Garnacha vines and aged for 10 months in seasoned French oak. Deep purple-colored, it exhibits an impressive nose of crushed stone, black cherry, and plum. This is followed by a full-bodied wine with layers of savory fruit, spice notes, and silky tannin. This balanced effort will evolve for another 1-2 years and drink well through 2017.
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