2004 Terra Alta Sexto
Last night, a dreary cold rainy Sunday, we opened a bottle of
“Sexto”
Terra Alta
Denominació D’Origen
2004 Spain
($8.24 on sale)
The label says it’s made of Grenache 33%, Carignan 30%, Tempranillo 20%, Lledoner Pelut Noir 6%, Carbernet Sauvignon 6%, Syrah 5%.
What the heck is “Lledoner Pelut Noir”? Apparently, it’s a “cousin of grenache” and it only appears in this wine.
I found this to be very tasty. Full, rich, and very, very tannic. Really. Like eating a sponge — my mouth went dry immediately. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It was a really nice wine to drink on a dreary day. It would probably be too much on a warm day like today, but yesterday we drank it all up yum.
I would try to get it again — assuming it wasn’t on special because it’s being discontinued…
Plagioclase thought it was more sour than dry, but I noticed he had his fair share.
Orthoclase: A
Plagioclase: (undetermined)
