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| Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2016 (based on 13 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.1 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 41 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Davidalan on 10/27/2019 & rated 82 points: It might gain some more character with additional decanting but at present it is tasting like a low cost table wine. (1134 views) | | | Tasted by VvBlake on 12/14/2016 & rated 86 points: Seemed surprisingly young at first sip but rapidly gained character and improved significantly when allowed to breath for a while. I'm not usually a big Tempranillo fan, but this Gran reserva could make me reconsider. (3462 views) | | | Tasted by joshwoodward on 6/13/2016 & rated 89 points: Creamy, chocolate, grape. Nice age. (4031 views) | | | Tasted by winoman1 on 4/2/2016 & rated 81 points: Slightly stewed plum, brown sugar, citrus zest. Very full bodied, slight leather and floral notes on nose, but the oaky VANILLA side really pushed through on this 2004 and made me almost nauseous. Sick. :( A wine of poor balance. (3914 views) | | | Tasted by BigGDaddy on 2/15/2016 & rated 72 points: Shite. (4063 views) | | | Tasted by 54ver on 1/9/2016 & rated 80 points: Visual - medium body, medium legs, ruby
Nose - ripe strawberry
Palate - cherry cough syrup, acidic, medium body, long finish after using an aerator. (3148 views) | | | Tasted by LandoSalemChainsaw on 12/1/2015 & rated 95 points: Nose: tar, rusty, Reese's peanut butter, citrus fruit zest, burnt caramel,
blueberry/lingonberry/boysenberry
Palate: nose smells right + malty, almost like quinoa, or the red wheat that Uncle Ben puts in the Santa Fe, java coffee, or mocha java blend, dark chocolate fudge, tobacco, I would compare this more to a dessert wine, but it is certainly less fruity than it's younger brothers (1340 views) | | | Tasted by Travelindan on 11/13/2015 & rated 85 points: A decent wine for the price. A dark ruby colour, and mellow (soft) nose of blackberries and plums. Mellow and smooth on the tongue - rich dark berries (1013 views) | | | Tasted by VinoBee on 9/6/2015 & rated 90 points: Shiny garnet color. Mustiness on the nose -- I might've guessed it was French if tasting blind -- with minerals and light fruit coming though. Delicious strawberry midway through the attack and follows through a surprisingly long finish. Outstanding QPR. (1068 views) | | | Tasted by 54ver on 7/20/2015 & rated 80 points: Visual - light, dark red with brown tinge, thin legs,
Nose - cork, oak, dark fruit
Palate - medium body, dry, oak , tobacco, dark cherry (1031 views) | | | Tasted by NZ_Mag on 4/6/2015 & rated 88 points: Blackcurrant, cherry, vanilla, white pepper. Great balance (374 views) | | | Tasted by BaylinBoy on 3/7/2015 & rated 89 points: big brooding temp - great color, spicy fruit nose with notes of coffee and earth dominating. solid body and strong tannins make taste a little flat at first - needed an hour in the glass to open up some. (1212 views) | | | Tasted by rexmerlot on 2/2/2015 & rated 89 points: No formal note. Interesting wine. Age shows through in interesting flavors. Will buy again (1266 views) | | | Tasted by Ramblr on 1/4/2015 & rated 80 points: Smell of berries and wet soil. Taste is unsweetened berries. Very tannic, dry finish. One deminsional. There are better Tempranillos for the price. (1430 views) | | | Tasted by df1962 on 1/1/2015 & rated 86 points: Opened last night. Garnet purple not saturated with a clear rim. Woodsy plum and cherry aromas. Medium(-) with feint tannins. Bright cherry touch of cola and herbs on the palate. Kinda like a funky pinot. (1165 views) | | | Tasted by Hanover on 12/13/2014 & rated 88 points: An excellent economical way to enjoy a 10-year-old wine right off the store shelf. A slight sweet blackberry fruit at the start mellows into a mild tobacco finish. (1142 views) | | | Tasted by Doc90 on 11/14/2014 flawed bottle: Corked. (1025 views) | | | Tasted by LopedeAguirre on 8/27/2014 & rated 88 points: Does not feel like a 10 Year Old Gran Reserva because it still has youth, fruit, and even a bit of acid. Complex, very long finish. Amazing value. (1100 views) | | | Tasted by Michael Grey on 8/22/2014 & rated 94 points: How they age this wine for so long and sell it for the price they do bewilders me. Complex on the palate with leather and tobacco mixing nicely with bright cherry notes. (1008 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Tempranillo 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.
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The varietal is at its best in top Riojas, where oak aging is employed to generate increased complexity and harmony. From the best sites, these wines can be remarkably concentrated with great aging potential. New wines from this region are darker, and more robust, with more dynamic primary fruit flavors than traditionally styled examples. These wines seem to reflect the influence of Spain's other key region for Tempranillo, Ribera del Duero. Regardless of style, Riojas tend to be medium bodied wines, with more acid than tannins. These wines generally feature Tempranillo blended with Garancha, Mazuelo, and Graciano. For these wines, there are three quality levels, which will appear on the label. Everyday drinking wines fall under the category of "Crianza", "Reserva" denotes more complex and concentrated wines, and "Gran Reserva" refers to the most intense wines, made only in the best years.
The same labeling scheme applies to wines from Ribera del Duero, which, like Rioja, is dominated by Tempranillo and shares similar blending grapes. Again, Ribera del Duero wines are generally darker and more powerful than the most traditional Riojas. These wines also generally see less oak treatment than Riojas. From Rioja, we like wines from Allende, Marqués de Cáceres, Montecillo, and Cune. In Ribera del Duero, consider Dominio de Pingus, Emilio Moro, Convento San Francisco, and Pesquera.
Pair older-style Rioja with simple meats like chicken, leg of lamb, and pork loin. However, the newer style of Rioja and Ribera del Duero works especially well with bolder meat dishes or an aged Spanish cheese like Manchego or Idiazabal. Spain Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia
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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 [sic] 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 (when sweetened). 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-La Mancha Castilla-La Mancha (Fundación Ínsula Barataria)ValdepeñasValdepeñas has been linked to wine since immemorial time. It is the second Spanish designation of origin in terms of spontaneous knowledge, it always occupies one of the privileged positions in sales and is one of the oldest in Spain, since it was first recognized in 1932.
Valdepeñas, designation of origin of only 28,000 hectares, very limited geographically - in the municipalities of Alcubillas, Moral de Calatrava, San Carlos del Valle, Santa Cruz de Mudela, Torrenueva, Torre de Juan Abad, Granátula de Calatrava, Alhambra, Montiel and Valdepeñas, benefits from vineyards bathed in sunshine for more than 2,500 hours a year, with an average altitude of 750 metres above sea level, withstanding temperatures higher than 40ºC in summer and as low as -10ºC in winter and scarce rainfall. This provides its wines with a unique personality, together with limestone and clay soils ideal, for growing grapes.
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