Bodegas Atalaya 'Alaya' 2014 bodegas-castro-martin The palate is driven by

The palate is driven by a streak of plum skin like acid and cool

Some barrel stirring through fermentation and post fermentation give it added complexity

and is aged 19 months on yeast lees

in the hills east of Rutherford

Traces of crushed graphite mingle on the finish

Bodegas Atalaya 'Alaya' 2014 bodegas-castro-martin The palate is driven byThe Alaya sports a super fragrant nose of exotic spices, lavender, incense, and black raspberry. Succulent, layered, and totally pleasure bent, this plush offering has a smooth as silk finish totally unexpected from a wine of this humble price. Pair with paella, pasta, vegetables, mushrooms, stewed meat, sausage, pork, roast meat, red and or white meat with sauces, grilled meat, short or medium cheeses.