88

Blackboard Wines 2014 El Hombre Magnifico Old Vines

Garnacha (Navarra)

This wine has a deep maroon core and a pomegranate-colored rim. Its nose is massively perfumed with anise, roses, lilac and açai. The palate follows through on the red fruit, with tart lingonberry and rhubarb. Medium-minus in body, it offers lilting acidity, silky tannins and oodles of pure fruit. Sure to be a crowd pleaser, it drinks well alone or with food and could be a nice alternative to a juicy, warm-climate Pinot Noir. It’s pleasant now, but its medium finish suggests it might hold and improve for several years, drinking well through 2018.

88

Blackboard Wines 2014 El Hombre Magnifico Old Vines

Garnacha (Navarra)

This wine has a deep maroon core and a pomegranate-colored rim. Its nose is massively perfumed with anise, roses, lilac and açai. The palate follows through on the red fruit, with tart lingonberry and rhubarb. Medium-minus in body, it offers lilting acidity, silky tannins and oodles of pure fruit. Sure to be a crowd pleaser, it drinks well alone or with food and could be a nice alternative to a juicy, warm-climate Pinot Noir. It’s pleasant now, but its medium finish suggests it might hold and improve for several years, drinking well through 2018.

88

Blackboard Wines 2014 El Hombre Magnifico Old Vines

Garnacha (Navarra)

This wine has a deep maroon core and a pomegranate-colored rim. Its nose is massively perfumed with anise, roses, lilac and açai. The palate follows through on the red fruit, with tart lingonberry and rhubarb. Medium-minus in body, it offers lilting acidity, silky tannins and oodles of pure fruit. Sure to be a crowd pleaser, it drinks well alone or with food and could be a nice alternative to a juicy, warm-climate Pinot Noir. It’s pleasant now, but its medium finish suggests it might hold and improve for several years, drinking well through 2018.