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| Drinking window: Drink between 2011 and 2020 (based on 5 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.4 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 22 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Peter Kleban on 1/6/2023: **
See previous TN. No cork taint this time. (210 views) | | | Tasted by Peter Kleban on 12/13/2022: *+
Smooth and mature. Drinks nicely. Maybe a hint of cork taint. (216 views) | | | Tasted by ericindc on 2/16/2021 & rated 91 points: These just keep getting better. Think this is my 7th or 8th bottle of this. Great density of fruit, a beginnings of aged earth and leather notes. Nice backing acidity and tannins for structure. Perhaps a touch hot, but its doesnt distract much. Just a very nice bottle of wine. No rush to drink. (782 views) | | | Tasted by S1 on 5/12/2020: Still ripe and youthful. Great Tempranillo fruit not weighed down by oak. Red fruits sing in this wonderful QPR. (913 views) | | | Tasted by Peter Kleban on 5/12/2019: * +
Corked, unfortunately.
4/2/21:
Smooth, with some character. (919 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 6/17/2018 & rated 90 points: Wonderful pairing with burgers on Father's Day! (1125 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 2/24/2018 & rated 90 points: And we're back with another BerserkerDay reload. Really enjoy this wine - in a good drinking window right now. Varietal correct Tempranillo. Ripe, but with balancing acidity. Tannins fairly well-resolved. No overt oak. Good stuff, especially at < $15/bottle shipped! (991 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 4/7/2017 & rated 90 points: Another very good bottle of this. Ripe and flavorful with Tempranillo character. Very good wine for a great price. Drinking perfectly now but will hold for a while. Sorry this was my last bottle. (1034 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 2/20/2017 & rated 90 points: A bit riper and richer with better concentration than the 2008, but with very similar flavor profile. Fully resolved, ready to go on the pop 'n pour. Good stuff. (989 views) | | | Tasted by racerchris on 2/19/2017 & rated 88 points: I liked the savory character of this wine.
The fruit has taken a back seat, and the tannins are fully resolved. (1011 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 5/3/2016 & rated 91 points: Nose again was pretty tight. Very similar to the last bottle a couple of months ago - that is to say, a really nice wine! Big, rich wine starting to show some age with interesting flavors. Pure tasting with minimal oak influence. Excellent wine, especially considering the very fair price. (1218 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 3/6/2016 & rated 91 points: Drinking very nicely right now. Unfortunately, the nose is just shut down, giving almost nothing at all. On the palate, however, this showed very well. Fairly ripe and rich, with focused mid-palate, showing some beautiful earthy tones along with the fruit that is seemingly starting to show some tertiary notes. Really nice. Also, would have liked a touch more acidity, but I'm nit-picking here. Didn't detect the Anise note that a previous taster got. (1304 views) | | | Tasted by David_T on 12/25/2015 & rated 90 points: Fully mature and drinking well now with integrated medium acid/tannins. Pleasant notes of both red & black cherry, raspberry and currant along with earth and a hint of spice/cocoa. Fairly complex and a good example of an aged tempranillo (where the fruit hasn't faded and been overcome by the tannins), its only issue if one could be found is a short finish. (1108 views) | | | Tasted by ericindc on 5/1/2015 & rated 90 points: Quite nice. Superbly insanelytastical (yes i've decided thats an actual word) QPR. Better as it was open over 2 hrs. Nice mature nose of earth, red fruits, and a touch of VA. Medium body, lower acid, resolved tannins. Slightly starting to dry out, nice mature flavors with black fruits, leather, green olive, earth, saline middle, and a nice long finish of earth and black fruits. Just buy this and thank me later. (1256 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 7/18/2014: They have apparently been holding onto some of their bottles in order to do a library release. Does have some of that walnut old school Rioja going on. But just a bit. (1752 views) | | | Tasted by al-Zabba on 6/4/2014: 1 year in American Oak. Estate fruit. Hand harvested.
Really pronounced anise note on the nose. Really pronounced.
Les is right, it's really showing youthful for an 8 year old tempranillo. Still a lot of grip. (1163 views) | | | Tasted by KeithAkers on 2/15/2013 & rated 88 points: A few Veleta wines with Nola and Juan Palomar (Emilio's Tapas Sol y Nieve, Chicago, IL): Nose: There is a good masculinity to the nose with tones of vanilla, dark red fruits, black fruits and some oak tones.
Taste: Full bodied with some chewy tannins and medium acidity. This is well balanced with very good tones of vanilla, spices, dark red fruits, and some oak.
Overall: This is a tempranillo that favors the more powerful side. It has good black fruits on it with solid depth on both the nose and palate. (2323 views) | | | Tasted by andtheodor on 9/2/2011 & rated 87 points: Somewhat linear nose of toasty plum, raspberry that comes off pretty youthful and schisty. Simple dark fruit/berry palate that is balanced and pleasant. Good winemaking, if a bit unexciting. (2325 views) | | | Tasted by jtt300 on 11/8/2010 & rated 88 points: Nice fruit. Good value (2380 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 6/3/2010 & rated 91 points: WineBerserkers OL w/Nola and Juan Palomar (Bodega Bistro, San Francisco, CA): Dark purple red violet color; ripe plum, black fruit, smoke, berry, oak nose; tight, tart berry, plum, black fruit palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish (needs 2+ years) (2924 views) | | | Tasted by Mlermontov on 11/19/2008 & rated 88 points: Veleta Tasting with Juan Palomar and his wife. (NYC): started out sweet and ripe but with some time became more earthy and less jammy. in the beggining this was missing soe zing but again - with time - more minerality and acidity, doos strong tannins. 1 year in oak - perhaps need some more time to develop? at its price - excellent. (3506 views) |
| By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, July/August 2008, IWC Issue #139
(Bodega Dominio Buenavista/Veleta Wines Tempranillo Vino de la Tierra Contraviesa Alpujarra) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Bodega Dominio Buenavista / Veleta Producer websiteTempranillo 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.Andalucía Andalucía and its wines
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Two suggestions for listing Sherries and Manzanilla wines from a frequent user in a time of change:
The vast majority of these wines are solera-produced and are therefore nonvintage; they should not be listed under a vintage date. A Saca (or bottling) can be listed with a date under Designation, since each bottling is liable to be somewhat different. Dates of accession to your cellar, if it seems important, can also be listed in Designation. <b> Only an Anada (Vintage) wine should bear a vintage date.</b>
Currently, Manzanilla wines (what used to be called Manzanilla Fino) need only be listed as coming from the wine region Manzanilla-Sanlucar de Barrameda. This assumes the 'Jerez' region, which need not be mentioned. For older wines, there may be some confusion about the origin and type. I would suggest following the label as much as possible. jht |
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