El Sequé, D.O. Alicante
Located a few hours south of Cataluña along Spain's East coast, the vineyards of the Levante grow on land that rises from the coast to significant elevations inland. Grape vines were introduced into Alicante by the Phoenicians, wine was made here by the Romans and the praises of Alicante wines were sung by the Moors.
Acquired by the Artardi company in 1999, El Sequé is a forty hectare vineyard in the historic Alicante region. El Sequé's has a well defined terrior; the unique microclimate, soils, ecosystem and varietal tradition combine to produce high quality wines.
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Alicante |
$28.00 |
12 |
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Black tea, smoked cane, licorice, honeyed dates - it could only be Monastrell (with some Cabernet and Syrah). Lovely light, clean and balanced, perfect fruit tannin/acid profile. Simple is sometimes just outrageously good. |
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Alicante |
$85.00 |
6 |
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A really saturated dark red in appearance, and dazzling nose of chocolate figs and balsamic dark berries. Powerful rich, jubey fruit tapers to spice with good tannins and very finely tucked oak (12 months, 20% new, balance 1-3 y.o.). |
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