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Cote Mas Syrah Grenache 2020

Image ~ August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi
I loved the 2019 version of Cote Mas Syrah-Grenache, and while a bit surprising, the 2020 is again a nice bargain.

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Jorge Navascues Cutio 2018, Carinena, Spain

Image ~ March 6, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi
A grenache, finally. I drank less of them in the last few months than it’s usual for me, but here you go. A spanish one that also contains a bit of carignan.

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Value from the supermarket – Domaines des Lauribert Cotes du Rhone 2019

Image ~ January 9, 2022January 9, 2022 ~ Zoltán Németi

Picked from Auchan, my third bottle of the wine or so. Lovely affordable Cotes du Rhone red.

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Bonny Doon Vineyard “Le Cigare Volant” 2018

Image ~ March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 ~ Zoltán Németi
I think my first Bonny Doon wine. A producer that has been on my “must try” list for ages…

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Oak and Garnacha – Alto Moncayo 2013 from Campo de Borja

Image ~ November 8, 2020 ~ Zoltán Németi

Back in September I held a tasting of top Grenache wines taken from my collection. The lineup consisted of many that I regard benchmark examples of the variety and a few that I have never tasted before. Continue reading →

Diacono Navarra 2018

Image ~ August 31, 2020 ~ Zoltán Németi

Kind of OK cheap Spanish from Auchan. When it fails for is the finish… Continue reading →

Savage Thief in the Night 2018

Image ~ July 22, 2020May 24, 2021 ~ Zoltán Németi ~ 2 Comments
Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault. Replace the latter with Mourvedre and you get a classic Rhone blend. This has nothing to do with Rhone reds, though.

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S. C. Pannell Basso Grenache 2017, McLaren Vale

Image ~ July 3, 2020July 10, 2020 ~ Zoltán Németi
It’s been too long since the last Grenache post on this blog… so here you go. This comes from Australia, from a highly regarded artisanal producer and it does not disappoint.

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New wave Priorat – Terroir Històric Negre 2018

Image ~ June 21, 2020 ~ Zoltán Németi ~ 1 Comment
Returning to the roots. This Grenache and Carignan blend is made with ancient winemaking techniques, and the result is clearly different from the oaky, heavy interpretations of Priorat most of us are familiar with.

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Entry level Priorat Grenache – Scala Dei Garnatxa 2018

Image ~ June 12, 2020 ~ Zoltán Németi
Pure Grenache from Priorat. Cheap for the region arguably, but the Rhone offers much better value.

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Budapest, Hungary. Wine blogging since 2010 – in Hungarian, at Művelt Alkoholista. Until now.

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