This wine should get extra points just for the outlandish winemaker’s notes on Vivino. I’m not sure if they translated the original text using a ventriloquist dummy with its mouth filled with socks, or if they just drank too much of the stuff beforehand, but here’s what they had written. Strap in:
It is Grenache sharks centenarians located on soils with authentic vocation wine, grown on steep slopes are the source of the ban. Vines formed in glass by tradition and planted in high density that require manual intervention. Vineyards in which each strain is an individual and where the grower surgeon knowledge can shorten or lengthen your life. Respect for the land and soil is crucial and these vineyards are not plowed or contaminated with pesticides. We let the native flora colonize spontaneously soils and regulate by reaping manuals.Finally seek that magical moment, “seasoning” the optimum moment of maturation, displaying the attributes of the vintage and the unfathomable secrets of the soil.
Grenache sharks! Grower surgeons that can shorten your life! This reads like a low budget sci-fi flick.
Don’t let the spontaneously-colonizing flora scare you off, though, Pittacum La Prohibición Garnacha Tintorera 2012 is an absolutely fantastic wine, hailing from Castilla y Leon in Spain. This wine is lacking in nose but makes up for it with incredible balance and fruit. There’s some plum in here along with light oak and currant and its lit up with lovely tannins and moderate acid. At 14.5% alcohol this is one to be drunk slowly, unless the grenache sharks are after you.
Winemaker’s site is here, and you can buy it here.
