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| Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2027 (based on 17 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.4 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 126 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by jdamaral@rogers.com on 11/17/2023 & rated 94 points: Incredible value. Medium ruby with no signs of aging. Medium intensity on the nose with ripe black berries and herbs. Delicious dark fruit with roasted meat and cigar box on the palette. Dry with medium plus acidity. 14.5% abv that is well integrated and adds to the silky texture. Very good quality for and 18 year old wine that shows no signs of slowing down. If you have a few in your cellar, hold on and enjoy. (235 views) | | | Tasted by Mr. Slate on 6/18/2023 & rated 90 points: Let bottle breath for an hour. Herbaceous and ripe, dark fruit on the nose. Palate is medium bodied with dark plum, blackberries, blueberries, and an earthiness. Silky and elegant mouthfeel. Balanced with a long lingering finish. Delicious! (363 views) | | | Tasted by SMHalps on 5/25/2023 & rated 93 points: Part of a budget priced Spanish wines night with my wine group. All the wines were opened, but not decanted for at least 45 minutes before pouring. This wine was the surprise of the night. I probably paid less than $20 for it, years ago, and was sure it would be past its prime, yet it was probably the group's second favorite (out of 5 reds) of the night. Long finish, bright dark fruit on the nose, spice and fruit on the palate. (396 views) | | | Tasted by VAGentleman on 11/12/2020 & rated 92 points: Much more refined and subtle than last bottle two years ago. Herbaceous black fruit. (1673 views) | | | Tasted by mithomps on 1/5/2020 & rated 90 points: Excellent (1931 views) | | | Tasted by whudock on 7/22/2019 & rated 88 points: smooth and subtle, but lacking in nuance and power. (2056 views) | | | Tasted by IlonaN on 12/23/2018 & rated 90 points: Well made wine, firm and dense on the palate but with a nice mid-palate lift that seems juicy and food friendly. At a good place now but would probably hold up for several more years. (2248 views) | | | Tasted by VAGentleman on 1/17/2018 & rated 89 points: Nice drinkable. Syrup base with red fruit overlsy (3140 views) | | | Tasted by Jeffyboy on 1/12/2018 & rated 92 points: 3h decanted. cloudy with light rim. nose: robust, clean, beautiful; blueberries and brambles; sweet with some alcohol notes. Very good. taste: very ripe tannins, elegant and pleasant, cocoa like in the finish; medium bodied; blueberries, plum jam, blackberries; rather low acid; a lot of sweet notes but elegant and balanced. Excelent. (2167 views) | | | Tasted by Kentw on 11/6/2017 & rated 87 points: Not sure what to make of this bottle. It was a decent tempranillo, but did not have the same characteristics of the wine that I drank before . This is from a batch that was bought from WTSO and the quality has been mixed. This bottle seems more subdued, not as silky smooth. almost in a dormant stage but has enough character to say it isn't. Maybe a variant bottle. (2228 views) | | | Tasted by monk1019 on 9/19/2017 & rated 87 points: 1st day used Coravin to take 1/2 glass. Rich, full and smooth, got better by last sip, but lacked some fruit in the beginning to match the nose. Opened and shared for dinner the 2nd night with same feeling. Will finish tonight and make last evaluation about the next and final bottle. (2359 views) | | | Tasted by jedijake17 on 9/14/2017 & rated 90 points: Respectable Ribera del Duero with some spice notes on the front end and quite smooth in the finish. Let breathe for a half hour. (2093 views) | | | Tasted by Dave Dewar on 8/26/2017: Threw lots of sediment. Slight bricking. Good with steak. (1343 views) | | | Tasted by studleytrey on 7/15/2017 & rated 90 points: Last bottle (wow, did we really drink 8 of these?), and what do you know, largely consistent with my 2013 note in the end. Dense coloring with garnet at the edges. Earthy nose of damp leaves and soil, licorice, beef jerky, tobacco, dark fruits, and graphite minerality. Medium (+) body, medium acid and finish, smooth and integrated tannins, and flavors of dark fruit, orange peel, spices, and minerals. These have been a good QPR over the years. (1627 views) | | | Tasted by imcarthur on 4/2/2017 & rated 90 points: Almost like a 'lite' port in nose & body. Jammy. (1564 views) | | | Tasted by Ldl58 on 4/1/2017 & rated 91 points: Drinking very well now. Nicely integrated, smooth drinking wine. I wish I had a lot more of this. At the price paid, I'd have to put it in the QPR category. (1271 views) | | | Tasted by rallie on 12/25/2016: Good but not great. (1482 views) | | | Tasted by maxima on 9/29/2016 & rated 86 points: Bouteille bu chez Sylvie et Carol, avec le poulet Cacciatore.
Pas méchant, pas mal à point.
C'est souple avec un fruit encore présent et moins primaire.
Acidité moyenne, tannins presque fondus et finale de longueur moyenne. (1902 views) | | | Tasted by ksde on 8/19/2016 & rated 91 points: Nice on the decant. Sweet fragrant nose and creamy palate (from nice tannins and fruit). Seems to be around its peak with good balance. (1830 views) | | | Tasted by martcouz on 8/19/2016 & rated 91 points: This one keeps impressing me. Very solid wine, holding on and perfectly ready to drink. (1522 views) | | | Tasted by Kentw on 6/6/2016 & rated 90 points: Full body, lots of dark fruit and well balanced. Great with steak. Finishes with some mild drying tannins. This batch from WTSO is good but not quite as silky smooth as the original batch that I bought some prior years back from WL. (1697 views) | | | Tasted by Winiac on 5/10/2016 & rated 88 points: Very ripe and super oaked. Lacks acidity but still good wine with the right food (grilled, salty meat). (1663 views) | | | Tasted by Good Stuff on 5/1/2016 & rated 91 points: beautiful, perfectly balanced, soft tannins with a trace of leather, good fruit, perfect shape right now (1311 views) | | | Tasted by BrunelloBob on 2/22/2016 & rated 87 points: I thought this would get better with age. I was wrong.
Bitter dark fruit, uncontrolled underbrush. 86 pts
Second bottle the better of the two, and better with food: 87 (1576 views) | | | Tasted by hr3 on 1/8/2016 & rated 92 points: Loved this. (1839 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Bodega Convento San FranciscoTempranillo 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 y León Castilla y León Wine (Turismo Castilla y León )Ribera del Duero El Corazón del Duero - The Heart of Duero (Consejo Regulador de la D.O. Ribera del Duero) |
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