Finca Collado 2009
Submitted by Dora on March 24, 2011 – 00:29932 views , One Tasting Note
Varietals: merlot
Name wine: Finca Collado 2009
Type: Red wine
Winery: Finca Collado Alicante.
Used on event: Vino Valencia: the wine night, on Wednesday, March 23rd @ Café Xaloc, Ruzafa!
The variety used is 100% Merlot; this wine has been ageing in conical wooden oak.
Vino Valencia Tasting Notes
Appearance: plum red, long legs.
Nose: red and black fruit.
Palate: Jam, smooth tannins.
Café Xaloc food thoughts:Toast Bread with goat cheeds and fig jam.
Appearance:Nice deep plum red with long legs. Young appearance which coats the glass.
Nose: On the nose jam, red and black fruit and hints of the 14 months in wood.
Palate:On the palate good ripe jam flavours and smooth tannins. None of the slightly bitter finish Merlot can sometimes produce in the mediterranean, this is lovely!
For me this is a wine which is still young and needs a year more in bottle. An hours decanting and aeration opens it up to give a rich fruity red which will repay 5-10 years keeping! First monovarietal from this excellent young bodega…..limited availabilty so buy it now!!!!