Bodegas San Martin Senorio de UNX Garnacha – A Blackberry Bomb

100% Garnacha from Kingdom of Navarra, Spain. SRP of $8 and available at that price. Sample received courtesy Wines of Navarra for review purposes.

From the winemaker:

“San Martin de Unx, a village in the central Eastern part of Navarra, saw the birth of this winery in 1914 following the collaboration of a group of associates who today number 180 participants. The business started its life in the old Ilageres winery and, later in 2001, made a qualitative leap after the opening of new facilities. The native grape variety Garnacha, with an average age of 25 years, is grown in the winery’s vineyards, of over 600 hectares.
13.5% Alcohol.”

To put it simply this wine is what happens if you plant explosives inside a jar of blackberry jam and stick it in your mouth. I tasted the 2010 Senorio De UNX Garnacha through a Wines of Navarra tasting event and it seemed to have a polarizing effect on the participants. A few liked it, but this was just too much of a blackberry bomb for me. Besides the blackberry the wine also exhibits an aroma of black cherry cola and sage. The wine tastes all blackberry with a bit of pepper and vanilla. The finish OK, but the blackberry jam just takes over. If you really like a huge fruit bomb, then this wine might just be for you.

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Other wines reviewed in the Kingdom of Navarra series:
2010 Castillo de Monjardin Finca El Cerezo Chardonnay – UNOAKED, Got It?
2009 Otazu Chardonnay – A Wine From the Magic Kingdom
2010 Gran Feudo Rosado – A Spanish Rosado That Can’t Close the Deal
2010 Señorío de Sarría Rosado Viñedo No 5 – A Successful Spanish Rosé Without an Abundance of Fruit
2010 Bodegas San Martin Senorio de UNX Garnacha – A Blackberry Bomb
2008 Malon de Echaide Tinto Roble – A Potential Trader Joe’s Superstar
2008 Bodega Inurrieta SUR – Blackberry gelato in a bottle
2007 Albret French Oak – A Smooth Spanish Blend
2010 Ochoa Moscatel De Grano Menudo – 500ml Never Went Down So Easy
2006 Marco Real Crianza & Wines of Navarra Wrap-up