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Triga is a brand-new project from Jorge Ordóñez and winemaker Rafael Cañizares and produced together with famous Australian winemaker Chris Ringland. The 2012 vintage is only the second vintage produced thus far. Rafael is responsible for the Monastrell and Chris is responsible for the Cabernet Sauvignon part of the blend, thus it is the combined effort of two world-class winemakers that goes into this wine.
A blend of 85% Monastrell and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon made with consulting advice from Chris Ringland, the flagship 2014 Triga comes from very old vines and was aged 22 months in a mix of new Burgundy and Bordeaux barrels. Triga is a Roman word for a three-horse chariot team and is a reference to the three separate vineyards used for this cuvée. It has a ripe, decadent, modern style as well as a huge nose of black raspberries, cassis, espresso roast, and vanilla. Full-bodied, gorgeously layered, and supple, with moderate acidity and sweet tannin, I’d happily drink this big, blockbuster styled beauty over the coming 10-15 years.
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2033
Review Date: 1st March 2018
The 2014 Triga is a selection of the best vineyards they have in Alicante, a blend of Monastrell with 15% Cabernet Sauvignon fermented in stainless steel and matured in French barriques for 20 months, where it also undergoes malolactic. It's always a ripe and powerful wine, with 15.5% alcohol. Tasty and spicy, generously oaked, with good ripeness and very clean and balanced in its XL style. There is a segment of the public that wants wines like this, while others will find it too oaky. It's very good in its style. 24,000 bottles were filled in October 2016.
Drinking Window: 2019 - 2024
Reviewer Name: Luis Gutiérrez
Review Date: 29th December 2017