Grapes of Spain

Legado del Moncayo Garnacha Vendimia Seleccionada "Montaña"

"Spain’s old garnacha vines produce some terrific value wines. This one is fun and juicy, with flavors of boysenberry, cherry and mint." —

Dave McIntyre, Wine Columnist The Washington Post

Appellation

Campo de Borja D.O.

Grape(s)

100% Garnacha from 40-60-year-old bush vines

Altitude/Soil

700-750 meters / poor, stony, iron-rich red clay

Farming Methods

Traditional methods

Harvest

Hand harvested fruit

Production

Fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks

Aging

Aged for 8 months in 100% used French oak barrels

Wine Name

Scores

Downloads

Reviews

Legado del Moncayo Garnacha Vendimia Seleccionada "Montaña" 2019

91+ (VfC) 91 (WRO)

Score	Publication	Review	Copy
91+	View from the Cellar	The “Montana” Vendimia Seleccionada bottling from Legado del Moncayo hails from vineyards growing up the side of the volcano, with the vines ranging from forty to sixty years of age now. Unlike the regular bottling, the Montana is raised in used French casks for eight months prior to bottling. The wine offers up a wilder personality, from the combination of the older vines and the higher elevation, with the 2019 delivering scents of dark berries, spit-roasted game, pepper, garrigue, stony minerality, bonfire and a touch of celery seed in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, full and very nicely balanced, with a good core, ripe tannins, lovely focus and grip and a long, complex and still light on its feet finish. This has a bit broader shoulders than the regular bottling, as well as just a bit more tannin, but it shares the same exceptional value, as this excellent bottle of Garnacha retails in the US for $15 a bottle! 2023-2040. John Gilman - Issue #91 / February 2021
91	Wine Review Online	I’ve never tasted a vintage of this special, upper elevation selection from Legado del Moncayo that I didn’t love, and the 2019 keeps that string alive. Always darker, deeper, and slightly plusher in feel than the (freshly delicious) regular bottling, it nevertheless remains quite lithe and lovely. There are, as usual, some black cherry notes in this bottling to go along with the red ones, and the overall proportions of fruit sweetness, acidity and tannin are just right. I’ve placed this on the wine list of all the restaurants for which I consult in multiple vintages, and the 2019 is a very strong candidate indeed. Michael Franz – Issue: December 1, 2020

Copy All Reviews

Legado del Moncayo Garnacha Vendimia Seleccionada "Montaña" 2020

90+ (VfC) 88 (WS)

Label

Fact Sheet

Bottle Image

Score	Publication	Review	Copy
90+	View from the Cellar	The 2020 vintage of “Montaña” Vendimia Seleccionada bottling from Legado del Moncayo hails from vineyards growing up the side of the volcano, with the vines between forty to sixty years of age. The Montaña is raised in used French casks for eight months prior to bottling and the 2020 version is a touch riper than the regular bottling, coming in at 14.5 percent alcohol this year. The wine is deeper on the nose from the older vines, offering up scents of dark berries, spit-roasted venison, dark soil tones, coffee bean, a hint of the autumnal shadings to come with bottle age, woodsmoke and garrigue. On the palate the wine is deep, ripe, full-bodied and chewy, with an excellent core of fruit, fine soil inflection, firm tannins and a long, complex and promising finish. There is just a whisper of backend heat here, but overall the wine is nicely balanced and will be a fine drink once it softens up a bit. Unlike the regular bottling from Legado del Moncayo, this old vine cuvée will demand a bit of time in the cellar before it drinks with generosity. 2027-2050+. John Gilman – Issue #98 March/April 2022
88	Wine Spectator	Fresh and balanced, this shows notes of ripe, candied raspberry and blueberry fruit. Offers light, taut tannis, with violet and spice accents. Drink now. 6,000 cases made, 5,000 cases imported. Alison Napjus - April 2024

Copy All Reviews

Legado del Moncayo Garnacha Vendimia Seleccionada "Montaña" 2021

92 (OB) 91 (VfC)

Label

Fact Sheet

Score	Publication	Review	Copy
92	OwenBargreen.com	2021 Legado Del Moncayo ‘Vendima Seleccionada’ Garnacha- The seriously good 2021 Legado Del Moncayo ‘Vendima Seleccionada’ Garnacha comes from 40-60 year old bush vines set at 700-750 meters. Showing off its dark core, this delivers good depth and concentration with smoked meats, kumquat rind and dense red fruits with salty minerals and brilliant tension on the palate. A killer buy at under 20 dollars USD, enjoy now and over the next few years. Drink 2024-2032- Owen Bargreen - November 18, 2024
91	View from the Cellar	The 2021 Garnacha “Montaña” from Legado Del Moncayo is their older vine selection, with the vines ranging from forty to more than sixty years of age, and growing on the sides of the extinct volcano about which these vineyards are planted. The wine is aged in older oak casks, rather than tank. The wine is the same ripeness as the regular bottling, but shows a bit deeper color because of its oak elevage. The bouquet wafts from the glass in a mix of black raspberries, grilled meats, woodsmoke, garrigue, dark soil tones and a gentle touch of cedary oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and nicely structured, with excellent depth at the core, firm, buried tannins, excellent focus and grip and a long, nascently complex and most impressive finish. This will need a few more years’ worth of bottle age before it starts to drink, but it is a step up in seriousness and an outstanding bargain. 2031-2065. John Gilman - Issue #103 January/February 2023.

Copy All Reviews

Legado del Moncayo Garnacha Vendimia Seleccionada "Montaña" 2023

Copy All Reviews

Share this wine

Rate this wine

Have you tasted this wine?
Feel free to add your notes and rating.