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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.5 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by fatherdamo on 11/23/2010 & rated 92 points: on opening it had a delicate nose dominated by strawberry and a really big and expansive palate. great structure, it's a fruity wine, strawberry, blackberry, cherry.
after a couple of hours in the bottle it gives more to the nose. there is a little tertiary character. lovely licquorice smothering those strong fruits. great tannins, velvet smooth. (2312 views) | | | Tasted by honest bob on 8/1/2006 & rated 88 points: Surprisingly mean, narrow palate: unripe tannins. 88P (2588 views) | | | Tasted by harryc on 10/15/2005 & rated 89 points: Big hitter - loads of cassis fruit and ripe blackberries - perfect with cheddar (3642 views) | | | Tasted by honest bob on 11/1/2004 & rated 90 points: First rate generous ripe fruit and terrific ripe tannins, almost like a muted Australian Shiraz. 90P (2634 views) | | | Tasted by umazz on 7/30/2003 & rated 90 points: very nice Spanish red. nice and dry, tannic, the kind of wine I like. (2416 views) | | | Tasted by chbeaumont on 2/6/2003: Deep; bold, well oaked indeed, vanillin, mulberry; lush, thick, soft tannins to fore; concentrated. not subtle , flashy but really enjoyable. 15>> (1927 views) | | | Tasted by OneLastSyrah on 11/2/2002: ($12) Deep garnet red with a brown-orange cast in places. Balsa wood, smoke, tough of weed on the nose. Medium to full bodied. Limited complexity. Seems a bit tart and angular. Like the Abadia Retuerta from the previous night, I find this a bit more integrated after a night in the fridge. (1347 views) | | | Tasted by Vino Me on 8/6/2002 & rated 88 points: From the La Mancha region. A dark gripping wine. Tannic now. Needs time but could evolve into something very nice. 87-89. (2308 views) |
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)Bodegas Alejandro Fernández La Mancha El Vínculo El Vínculo crianzaTempranillo 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) |
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