Breca, Garnacha, Calatayud

Drinking excellent right now. Lots of fruit with good structure.

2015 vintage

very tasty. Peppery finish. Liked it!

2015 vintage

Drinking wonderfully! Excellent QPV. Went perfectly with a Basque black bean stew

2015 vintage

I suspect this bottle was flawed (oxidized). Very unpleasant, "hot" finish (more than what would be expected even in view of the wines 15.5% ABV).

2015 vintage

Spice and fruit balanced with moderate acid and fine tannins. Likely at its peak.

2012 vintage

Consumed over two days. Preference on day two. I think WS nailed this and I'm sure it had a lot to do with QPR. Very subtle complexities of polished red fruit that gain slight weight with ox in the bottle. Drink or hold

2015 vintage

The WS92 #29 Top 100 might be a stretch but the TN is pretty much on point, solid core of purple-red fruits and minerality with nice toasty balance, nice QPR and well made wine several notches above similar priced peers. 89-91+ with time but RTD now.

2015 vintage

Great price for this quality Grenacha. It is really holding up well !! The cork was perfect after at least 7 years in the bottle. Consumed over two days. This wine started will spicy cherry fruit; as it opened up, this wine showed better balance. On day two, this wine had softened to reveal increased depth, texture, and integrated complexity. Dark red color with no oxidation, and clarity is good. Aromas of black cherry, and vanilla. Flavors of cherry, raspberry, …

2012 vintage

Deep and dark color. Bright cooked black fruit aromas and flavors. (Became more plum-like with aeration) with hints of sweet spices, black olives and vanilla. Touch of minerality and purple flowers on the long finish. Well integrated tannins.

2015 vintage

Lovely wine. Lots of fruit and plenty of tannins to age for several more years.

2015 vintage

The nose is kinda like booze-soaked chocolate and nut bread, and booze-soaked dried fruit. When the bottle was first opened it was more typical Grenache. On the palate it�s grainy, pretty full bodied, with dark dried berry fruit and dark chocolate and something more pastry like and slightly floral/garrigue. Not quite as hot as you�d expect for 15.5% but the alcohol is definitely there. For a big, high alcohol, mass produced budget wine, this is relatively (but not exceptionally) good …

2015 vintage

Got better once some alcohol blew off, but initially smelled more like a port than a Grenache. Straightforward and fruity, ripe, simple.

2015 vintage

Nice full bodied wine with character, robust tannins and a fruit backbone.

2015 vintage

Second bottle on the evening. Not a bad wine, just not super complex. Definitely some earthiness. Easy drinking.

2015 vintage

What a QPR. We brought back a case from Seattle Costco. Really liked it. This is first bottle in about a year. Wrong fruit forward with cherry and blackberry. Tannins were nice but are enough to hold this wine longer. For the price, this is a really feat great wine. Will try again In 6 months to a year.

2015 vintage

Clear, deep ruby in color with blue at the rim. Clean nose with medium- intensity developing aromas of baked red fruits (strawberry, plum) and dried sweet herbs (bay leaf), olive tapenade. Dry with medium acidity, medium (well integrated) tannins, high alcohol, medium body and medium intensity flavors of baked red fruit (plums), spice (cinnamon), and along finish of mingling fruit and herbs. High alcohol. Well balanced with good length, intensity, complexity and concentration of flavors. Very good wine, drinking well …

2015 vintage

early in it's drinking window went well with skating on the grill

2015 vintage

Bright cherry flavor with a hint of leather on the finish. Good acidity too. This is a solid wine, especially for the price.

2015 vintage

This is the type of wine that the Spaniards really excel at. A rich, ripe, Garnacha fruit bomb, bursting with opulent plum and blackberry fruit. A moderate acidity keeps this from seeming flabby. Hints of cracked pepper, stone and mineral linger on the juicy, lip-smacking finish. Flat-out delicious. Don't know how this ever made #29 in the WS Top 100 of 2018, but it certainly over-delivers at just $12.98. 50+5+12+16+7=90

2015 vintage

A nose of some fruit and funk, dark purple in color. A medium to full bodied red, with black cherry, meat, dust, finished with pepper spice, good midweek wine. www.winelx.com

2015 vintage

Strong Smokey and cigar aroma when first open, which shifts a bit over time. Initial taste has that same cigar-like flavor, moving forward licorice and even a currant. High tannin wine that opened up over the course of an hour and could be even better second day.

2015 vintage

Drinking quite well paired with paella. Black plum and fresh pipe tobacco with relatively muted tannins. Drink up now! Great qpr.

2012 vintage

Jorge Ordonez Tasting; 7/11/2019-7/12/2019 (St. Paul, MN) : Love this under $20 offering. Floral, cherry, minerals, stone and earth. Medium plus finish/good acidity. Drink now.

2015 vintage

At the $13 we paid, one of the best values for Grenache from Spain. At 6 years old, aging well with opaque black color without any sigh of brown. Bright red raspberry fruit and smoothly textured. Made exclusively from old vine Grenache.

2012 vintage

Grenache is one of the few noble grapes that I prefer to be on the riper, modern side. This Grenache is a great example of that. Ripe, almost sweet, black raspberry and cherry commingle with notes of black pepper and tobacco. Low acidity, but there's just enough there to keep it from becoming cloying. Stellar QPR at $13.

2015 vintage

If you can accept the style of this wine, you will see the beauty in it. It is high-alcohol, skittles rainbow infused, bright red candied fruit garnacha with a hint of pepper. This deserves some respect given the enormous qpr.

2015 vintage

Drinking very well but at the end of the window IMO. Muted dark fruits with soft integrated tannins relatively short finish. Needs about a half an hour in glass.

2012 vintage

I�m generally fond of grenache, especially Rhone style. Interesting to see what the Spaniards do with it. This was one of four WS 100s that my tasting group tried recently. I loved the smoky expressiveness, and the long finish. Those tannins might soften a bit with time, but I doubt this wll get much cellar time. A steal at $14!

2015 vintage

See my previous notes. It gets an extra half star for being only $15. You cannot do much better at that price.

2015 vintage

Decent enough wine. We decanted for about 2 hours. I didn�t get much on the nose. Full of dark fruits with a generous soft touch. Could be a tad over-ripe and a bit muddled. This should get better with a few years in the bottle. I bought a case on the WS hype and a sale at my local wine store so lots of opportunity to see how this one evolves.

2015 vintage

Good but too jammy for my taste. Especially after the beautiful Ochoa 2009... However, the Breca showed a much more balanced, enjoyable profile in the second day.

2012 vintage

This really comes around after a good decant. Nice dark fruits cherries, blackberries with a hint of green pepper and leather. Great spiciness and pepper with a good amount of tannins. What a great deal.

2012 vintage

As before. Add notes of orange to aroma. Tannin still prevalent.

2012 vintage

great QPR. delicious, even better on second day

2012 vintage

My bottle did not seem to taste like those reviewed by others. Nose of forrest floor and a light scent of dark fruits. The wine was smooth and had a soft mouthfeel. Flavors of softened dark fruits moving towards currant. Wine maintained its structure well and I'm glad I didn't age it any longer. Finish was soft but lingered.

2012 vintage

house wine

2012 vintage

The oak monster has entered the building with this wine. The fruit is way too saturated with oak to drink. I had to pour it down the drank..... sorry.

2012 vintage

rich and ripe; some tin/cement on day one--best on day 3 when it came together

2012 vintage

PNP. Slightly tannic and grabby but it mellows with a few hours. Fruity, reasonable balance for the QPR. Dry. Tad light on the finish. Seems like a solid 88-89 wine with a bump if you include the QPR.

2012 vintage

This is a big granache! Cherry and cassis, spice, white chocolate, and mineral aromas. Dry, lite, warming mouthfeel.

2012 vintage

A very dark cranberry sauce like color with scents of cranberry and wet granite. Flavors of allspice and fruitcake jump out at me with late batanicals and an eathen minerality. Quite smooth and very tasty with a late warming sensation.

2012 vintage

Tasted with side by side with the 2005 Mancuso, which is a superb example of a Spanish Grenache competitive with the great French ones. Gladly bought this $13 wine as a great value. Black color, purple raspberry nose, with a smooth and rich mouth entry, near caressing. Fine spike of acidity and drying tannin after the swallow, with no astringency. Finishes dry. Very good with meatballs, tomato, and pasta. Even when kept open for 9 days, remained incredibly dark, dense, …

2012 vintage

Good, general purpose, chewy, rustic, reliable garnacha

2012 vintage

Not as good as the 2011 but an excellent table wine.

2012 vintage

my house wine

2012 vintage

Ripe, big extracted high octane; good and good value for this style

2012 vintage

Ripe strawberry, cured meat, vanilla and used coffee grounds. A nice swath of gushing fruit and a medium finish that exhibits a level of brilliance. Drink now - 2020. 90 pts

2012 vintage

Very tasty and a good qpr. Plenty of red cherry fruit with a mineral streak and a very nice cedary oak treatment. A bit hedonistic and pretty yummy.

2012 vintage

Good zin. Nothing too special. Easy drinking. Light tannins.

2012 vintage

Agree with most here- great value and holds its 15.5% well. Nice spicy palate with balanced finish.

2012 vintage

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