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2004 Viñas del Cenit Tempranillo Cenit |
| Vintage | 2004 |  Label 1 of 6   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Viñas del Cenit | ||
| Variety | Tempranillo | ||
| Designation | Cenit | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | Spain | ||
| Region | Castilla y León | ||
| SubRegion | n/a | ||
| Appellation | Vino de la Tierra de Zamora | ||
| Options | Only show variety | ||
| UPC Code | 0819451000046 |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 90.2 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 27 notes) | |
| Tasted by Tarhealer on 2/8/2010 & rated 91 points: (71 views) | |
| Tasted by nrosen on 2/7/2010: dark purple, smell of Oak, rich taste, cab like 92pts (104 views) | |
| Tasted by Rustyca on 12/5/2009 & rated 91 points: (281 views) | |
| Tasted by Diablito on 11/21/2009 & rated 91 points: Took this to Fiesta Gourmet for an amazing lunch with Gabriel, Piti & the Parkers. Great food, great wine, great company. (406 views) | |
| Tasted by Jwobkk on 10/16/2009 & rated 90 points: Dark in color. Full bodied with a long finish. Intense and lingering. Lots going on here. (577 views) | |
| Tasted by BYOB on 10/16/2009 & rated 90 points: Dark ripe cherry nose, balanced with firm tannins and some spicy clove. Deep red, almost purple in color with very long legs. Muy bueno! (562 views) | |
| Tasted by Diablito on 10/6/2009: Constant Notes. (634 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 10/3/2009: Saturday night at home with spicey smoked pork chili. Unlike other reviewers - this bottle did not standup to the heavily flavored stew. Not a great pairing. (663 views) | |
| Tasted by gschneider on 8/29/2009 & rated 92 points: Thoroughly enjoyed this wine with a bbq ribs. Went perfect. Huge nose of cedar and dark chocolate with raspberry. (705 views) | |
| Tasted by pkbackman on 8/13/2009 & rated 89 points: (610 views) | |
| Tasted by Diablito on 7/27/2009 & rated 92 points: Not my kind of wine but this wine went perfect with a spicy BBQ steak. It went GREAT. I agree with many of the notes here that this is over-extracted, over-oaked, over the top... but let's take it for what it is. If you want finesse and elegance go back to Rioja, Ribera del Duero or even Priorat but don't come to Castilla y Leon or Jumilla with those expectations. It's like going to Lodi expecting Napa. Will definitely buy again. (865 views) | |
| Tasted by smoothfacilitator on 7/27/2009 & rated 91 points: (671 views) | |
| Tasted by jarfour on 7/11/2009 & rated 91 points: Decanted for about an hour. Nose of dark cherry and chocolate. Complex taste, surprising for a tempranillo, almost like a Pinot Noir. Very interesting and enjoyable wine. (852 views) | |
| Tasted by cmr on 7/7/2009 & rated 89 points: (740 views) | |
| Tasted by johnnyo on 7/6/2009 & rated 88 points: (735 views) | |
| Tasted by french16 on 6/16/2009 & rated 85 points: Not decanted. Tried over 2 days to give it a chance. This is undrinkable. Creamy and oaky. There is some oak, and more oak. Oh and did I mention oak? I don't get it... Too bad cause the acidity is there. It finished in the sink... Hard to tell it is tempranillo. (1016 views) | |
| Tasted by pbaek on 6/6/2009: This is 100% Tempranillo, but there is no way anyone could identify this wine as a Tempranillo based wine if it was served blind. Could just as well be a Napa Cab or an Aussie Shiraz. Big, extracted wine made in a style to knock you socks off from the first sip. Lots of chocholate, vanilla and extracted black fruit. Oversized, heavy bottle, fancy label - you know the drill. My bet would be that Jay Miller gives this a lofty score. This wine is not for me. (999 views) | |
| Tasted by mik3p0p3 on 4/30/2009 & rated 89 points: Drank over the course of 3 days. Violet to purple in the glass. Nose of dark fruit, chocolate and cola with dark fruit on the palate. Medium finish , medium body. Low acidity keeps me from rating this wine higher. Nice QPR temranillo not indicative of place. (1064 views) | |
| Tasted by btanz57 on 4/27/2009 & rated 92 points: Absolutely delicious! A very solid effort. (1166 views) | |
| Tasted by jjmurray23 on 4/9/2009 & rated 89 points: (1013 views) | |
| Tasted by pgruber on 9/10/2008 & rated 92 points: (1127 views) | |
| Tasted by Landshark on 9/1/2008 & rated 90 points: (1130 views) | |
| Tasted by vinole on 4/12/2008 & rated 91 points: Crown Spring Upscale Tasting (Boca Raton, FL): Nice dark and red fruits with some oak that is in a nice well balanced package. Medium to full body with a nice 30-35 second finish. (2112 views) | |
| Tasted by Vino Me on 11/23/2007 & rated 91 points: Scubarex brought this wine to dinner at Anwars. 100% Temperanillo. It matched very well with the jambalaya. Rich purple red color. Smoky fruit on the nose. Medium to full bodied wine with plenty of red and black fruit. Good complexity with some vanilla notes on the finish. 91-92 points. (2116 views) | |
| Tasted by Nanda on 11/18/2007 & rated 93 points: Popped, poured and the nose was immediately screaming of dark fruit, mocha and spice. Palate has rich conentrated dark fruits with toast, coffee and tar adding complexity. Fine tannins poke through the rich fruit on the mid-palate and tail off into a long, flavorful finish. Drank along side an '04 Pride Merlot and held its own. Certainly new world and not distinctive of place - but downright delicious. (2121 views) | |
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About red wine
Varietal character (Appellation America) | TAPAS: Tempranillo Advocates, Producers and Amigos Society Tempranillo is the premium red wine grape variety from the Rioja and Ribera del Duero region in Spain. Tempranillo's aromas and flavors often combine elements of berryish fruit, herbaceousness, and an earthy-leathery minerality. Being low in acidity and sugar content, it is commonly blended with Carignan (Mazuela), Grenache (Garnacha), Graciano, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world, occupying the majority of the Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate, culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of which a handful have gained international recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and [Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such as Cava, Penedes, Somontano, Galicia, Rueda and Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain can also lay claim to having the most land under vine in the world, growing up to, by some accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which Tempranillo is their most well known. Other popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous Palomino Fino grape which is used in the production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of the bright, effervescent wines of Galicia, and Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net Spain is not in the forefront of winemaking for its dessert wines, other than for its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos and Amontillados. But apart from Sherry Spain has a range of styles of dessert wines, ranging from the those made from the Pedro Ximenez grape primarily in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. Some good Moscatels are made in Mallorca, Alicante and Navarre. The northwest corner of Spain, Galicia, with its bitter Atlantic climate, is even making dessert wines, called “Tostadillos” in the village of Ribadivia (similar to France’s “Vin de Paille”). The Canary Islands have made interesting dessert wines for centuries (they are mentioned by Shakespeare, for example) and in recent years the quality of winemaking has been improved and the Canary Islands wines are being better marketed now. The winemaking styles for “Vinos Dulces” are also diverse, from “Late Harvest” (Vendimia Tardía) to “Fortified Wines” (Fermentación Parcial). Based on in-spain.info. Castilla y León Wine (Turismo Castilla y León ) |
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