Bodegas Atalaya "Laya" Almansa Red 2019
Varietal:
Red Blend
Sub-Region:
Almansa
Region:
Castile-La Mancha
Color:
Red
Country/State:
Spain
89+
Our Score
(5/2020) It astounds us that a bottle SO affordable can reliably deliver this rich, palate-staining density. For such a young bottle, you get sultry black and blue fruits, a touch of meaty smoke and just enough soft structure behind it. Simply delicious!
90+
Wine Advocate
(9/10/2020) "The fruit-driven and easy-to-drink 2019 Laya was produced with Garnacha Tintorera, or Alicante Bouschet, grapes blended with 30% Monastrell from an unusually wet year with torrential rains during the harvest. It fermented in stainless steel vats with neutral yeasts, with malolactic in barrel, where the wine matured for four months. It's very dark, almost opaque, expressive and open. This comes from younger vines yet is structured and seamless, quite complete. It feels like a very good vintage for Garnacha Tintorera in the zone. The palate is round, somehow creamy, and the tannins are ripe and juicy. 360,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2020. Drink Date 2020 - 2023."
