Written By Treve Ring Libations / Red Wine Dec 4, 2010 Finca Los Aljibes – Aljibes 2005 SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter PinterestTierra de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain $19-23 available at private liquor stores www.fincalosaljibes.comYou may have noticed a few new wines in the Spanish section of your favourite independent liquor store these past few weeks. Sixteen value-driven wines from the Spanish region of Castilla-La Mancha arrived on our shelves in mid-November – a fantastic development for value vulture wine sleuths like myself. All of these new wines are priced under $20ish, and are fantastic value for the price.Los Aljibes is massive family project, deeply rooted in sustainability and environmentally protective measures. Located in the area of Chinchilla de Montearagón, the entire estate has a total of 900 hectares available for cultivation: 200 hectares of scrubland for varied animal and vegetable ecosystems, 178 hectares of vineyards, 50 hectacres of olives, with the remaining area dedicated to grains.The blend of Aljibes 05 would seem more at home in France’s Bordeaux – old vine Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Here they have spent 9 months in American and French oak barrels, plus 3 months in large 10hl French oak vats. An intense bouquet of dark currants and spice leads to full bodied flavours of black fruit, smooth vanilla, bittersweet chocolate, saddle and spice. Pure balance, firm structure and ripe tannins preview that this wine, though drinking well now, will hold and evolve over the next 5-7 years or so. If you can’t wait that long, drink now with osso bucco or grilled flank steak.Rating: (click here to see what our wine ratings mean)EATrecommendsFinca Los Aljibes – Aljibes 2005Old vine Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon meld into an intense bouquet of dark currants and spice, and a palate of full bodied black fruit, smooth vanilla, bittersweet chocolate, saddle and pepper. Pure balance, firm structure and ripe tannins preview that this wine, though drinking well now, will hold and evolve over the next 5-7 years or so. If you can’t wait that long, drink now with osso bucco or grilled flank steak.Red WineSpainWine Reviews SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Written By: Treve Ring Treve Ring is a wine writer, editor, judge, consultant and certified sommelier, and has been with EAT Magazine for over a decade.\r\n\r\nIn addition to her work with EAT, she is a Wine Critic and National Judge for ... Read More You may also like Beer / Beer & Cider / Drink / Events / Victoria March 24, 2019 A New Beer Society in Town Victoria Beer Week launched its sixth annual festival earlier this month, which ran from March 1-9. In addition to the festival returning for another ... Read More Beer / Wineries & Breweries February 4, 2019 Vancouver Island Brewery’s New Porter and New Re-Rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery unveils new porter along with their new re-rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery held a flight night last week, in part to ... Read More Causes / Events January 25, 2019 Blue Monday Pop-Up Bar – 100 Proof Blues January can be tough around these parts. In fact, it has come to be so globally known as such, that the third Monday of each January has ... Read More Cocktails / Events January 25, 2019 The Complete Bartender Competition 2019 Little Jumbo played host to Nimble Bar Co.’s The Complete Bartender Competition, January 16, 2019 Last Wednesday, I judged my first cocktail ... Read More Beer & Cider / Events / Victoria March 1, 2018 Victoria Beer Week launches its fifth year Victoria is once again readying itself to host the fifth annual Victoria Beer Week. As locals and beer geeks alike wet their palates for special ... Read More Coffee & Tea / Victoria December 18, 2017 Level Ground Trading Moves Up to New State-of-the-Art Headquarters Victoria, BC – Level Ground Trading, Victoria’s Fair Trade pioneer, is moving from their current location in Central Saanich, to a larger ... Read More Comments are closed.
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