Sells in a few Independent Merchants at £12.50 – £16.50. There is also link to the Spanish for Face “Cara” as Nacho Lázaro says their wines show the modern face of Cariñena their stylish labels use artwork from Enrique Torrijos.įood match: Great with mediterranean dishes, casseroles, roasts. Bodegas Añadas combines traditional vine growing skills with modern technology in wine making and huge care is taken at all stages from night harvesting through to the production of wines. Bodegas Añadas decided to give the name Care (pronounced Karey) to their wines.Ĭare, is the name used by the Romans to refer to the nearby town of Cariñena, which gives its name to the oldest Denominación Origen (DO) in Aragon. Their vineyards are located in 4 different parcels between 500 and 900 metres. The climate is continental/mediterranean with low rainfall. About Bodegas Añadasīodegas Añadas is owned by the Lázaros and Diáz families, who have 150 hectares and a purpose built winery located between Aguaron and Cariñena, about 50 kilometres SW of Zaragoza in Aragon, Spain. It has had 8 months ageing in American oak barriques which has provided some spice, body and roundness.
The grapes for this wine come from some of Bodegas Añadas older vines of more than 40 years old on the slopes of Sierra de Alairén. It is a very good example of why Garnacha deserves more attention as a serious grape, when it is grown well in the right place. There are also hints of dark cherries and coffee beans and it has excellent length and depth of flavours all in all Care Garnacha Nativa is a really atractive, smooth and enigmatic red wine at this price level. This is a fresh, elegant and complex red with soft, ripe tannins and a well balanced fruity structure. There is an abundance of ripe black fruit, spice and date flavours with almond, liquorice and toasty oak hints. All this is to tell you this is one of the better value red wines we have had this year.kind of a back up the truck type of situation.Care Garnacha Nativa has fresh, powerful aromas of blackberry and blackcurrant fruits with spice, mocha and date hints.
A long time ago, there were a lot of Cariñena grapevines grown here, but Garnacha has been a far more reliable producer, especially from these cooler sites. Strong varietal character in which black fruit and floral aromas are mixed with toasted and spiced notes from the. The nose has a medium intensity with clean and powerful aromas. With rocky, thin soils and low rainfall, there is still a certain richness to it all. Tasting note: Wine of cherry red color, clean and bright appearance. Garnacha can range from fat, rich and alcoholic (from the lower spots) to racy and succulent, as with wines from higher altitude vineyards – these are grown at 2000 to nearly 3000 feet. Most of what is planted in Cariñena is not the grape Cariñena (don’t ask) but Garnacha. Are you ready for a new $12.99 bottle of red wine that is going to rock your world?īodegas Care was founded twenty years ago and has more than 350 acres of vineyards in Cariñena, an area within Aragon of rolling hills and almost perfect exposure. I get that the winery is trying to interpret human faces on each of its bottles through contemporary art.it's just not for me. Drinks&Co users evaluate this red wine with 4 out of 5 points while wine experts grade it as follows: pen: 90. Price: $12.99 (net) SAVE 28%ġ00% honest? I don't love this label. The Garnacha Nativa Care 2017 : a red wine from Cariena produced by Ana with the best garnacha grapes from the 2017 vintage. Release Price: $18.00 (Click HERE to see) winestore.