Gurrutxaga rose goes mainstream?

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SteveTimko

Steve Timko
2010 Bodegas Gurrutxaga Bizkaiko Txakolina - Spain, País Vasco, Bizkaiko Txakolina (4/9/2011)

Quite tasty and I'll buy more but also quite different from last year's bottling. The acidity has been dialed back, or at least it's more in balance. Last year the Gurrutxaga rose was so dry it demanded food. This has the sensation of being off dry, although it could be from the fruitiness and not from residual sugar. Nice intensity. It seems like more cherry flavors than watermelon or strawberry. No Basque spritziness. While it is tasty, it is not as distinctive as other Basque roses. It's more mainstream. De Maison Selections.
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originally posted by SteveTimko:
Gurrutxaga rose goes mainstream?2010 Bodegas Gurrutxaga Bizkaiko Txakolina - Spain, País Vasco, Bizkaiko Txakolina (4/9/2011)

Quite tasty and I'll buy more but also quite different from last year's bottling. The acidity has been dialed back, or at least it's more in balance. Last year the Gurrutxaga rose was so dry it demanded food. This has the sensation of being off dry, although it could be from the fruitiness and not from residual sugar. Nice intensity. It seems like more cherry flavors than watermelon or strawberry. No Basque spritziness. While it is tasty, it is not as distinctive as other Basque roses. It's more mainstream. De Maison Selections.
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No, it's not mainstream, they wouldn't even recognize words like that.

It's just the vintage, which they were psyched about. They called this wine tinto, for what its worth. We drank it with steak.
 
The wine was nice. But it's much like everyone else's rose. Perhaps not as crisp.
I'm surprised that big of a change is attributed only to vintage.
 
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