Adam's Wine Guide » Veraton http://www.adamswineguide.com From Vine To Bottle Sat, 15 May 2010 03:03:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2006 Alto Moncayo Veraton http://www.adamswineguide.com/2009/10/12/2006-alto-moncayo-veraton/ http://www.adamswineguide.com/2009/10/12/2006-alto-moncayo-veraton/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:31:42 +0000 Adam Weiner http://www.adamswineguide.com/?p=239 The wines produced by Bodegas Alto Moncayo represent the modern era of Spanish wine making. Hailing from the Campo de Borja region of Spain, these wines are lush, full bodied and usually superb. The 2006 Bodegas Alto Moncayo “Veraton” is no exception. 100% Garnacha; this wine has a nose full of white pepper, cinnamon, liquorice, stewy blueberry and blackberry. As it opens in the glass it develops a beautiful floral note. The best part about this wine– you can find it for around $30 (and it drinks like a $50+ bottle).  I’d give this wine a rating of 87 points.  Vintage conditions hurt the wine’s rating slightly.

If you want to indulge yourself even more, spring for the next level up, the Bodegas Alto Moncayo “Alto Moncayo”, or their top bottling “Aquilon.” The Aquilon carries a hefty price tag of approximately $130, but worth every penny if you are a collector. This big boy can lay down for decades.  The 2005 vintage was slightly better, but most of the top wine critics rated the 2006 90+ points.

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