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| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2015 (based on 22 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 25 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by torrancegw on 8/28/2016 & rated 89 points: Good (2234 views) | | | Tasted by Zed57 on 3/1/2016 & rated 92 points: This remains the best bargain ever. I have now managed to polish off a few cases and I wish I had more. Thanks Balbas for years of enjoyment! (2611 views) | | | Tasted by Thefatbastard on 10/18/2015: Robe violacée, nez multidimensionnel, cannelle, cardamon, chocolat qui laisse place au fruits rouge. Acidité bien présenté et tannins encore charnus. Bouche pas des plus complexe. Intéressant pour le prix tout de même. (3130 views) | | | Tasted by Double-A on 6/16/2015 & rated 90 points: Cherry nose with vanilla, tar and butterscotch notes. Good fruit, freshness and complexity to finish. Good for more years to come as it still doesn't show its age.
4/5 (1943 views) | | | Tasted by Zed57 on 5/12/2015 & rated 90 points: How is it that after all these years and at this amazing price that this wine continues to amaze me. After 2 cases I wish I had more. (2425 views) | | | Tasted by Zed57 on 9/2/2014 & rated 92 points: The best bargain around. Fantastic (2124 views) | | | Tasted by Zed57 on 11/21/2013 & rated 90 points: I continually am amazed with the bargain this wine is. It doesn't have much time left so drink up. (2451 views) | | | Tasted by KEMC on 10/21/2013 & rated 90 points: The wine is garnet with a slight ruddy colour. Very complex taste with hints of blackberry, blueberry, cherry, plum, and dill.
On the nose very similar to the taste yet more defined dill. (2109 views) | | | Tasted by ljbrennala on 6/8/2013 & rated 90 points: Still as fantastic as the one opened April.....except I chose to share this one. (2130 views) | | | Tasted by ljbrennala on 4/13/2013 & rated 90 points: This tempranillo is in it's prime drinking window! Blue fruit, coffee with floral notes and chocolate, with a very long finish. Wow! (2009 views) | | | Tasted by rohanj on 3/2/2013 & rated 91 points: Exceptionally complex, DIL, Red Cherry prominent, Nice Mid palatte and rounded mouth feel with a reasonably good finish for a wine that is very reasonably priced. I could drink these everyday ! (1586 views) | | | Tasted by BRJS on 10/14/2012 & rated 90 points: Medium bodied. (1477 views) | | | Tasted by clochrin on 7/15/2012 & rated 89 points: Smooth palate of cherries, tobacco, plums. Perfect with grilled steak. (1635 views) | | | Tasted by walkers on 1/23/2011 & rated 88 points: Moderate aromatics, perhaps a bit closed. Cherry, plum, pepper. Medium bodied, but not a ton of structure. shortish finish. Nice flavours though. (2084 views) | | | Tasted by GregGH on 10/17/2010 & rated 90 points: fav LCBO Vintages Consultant recommended this - and I see why -- have 2 more but will see if more can be had --- decant or open and drink on day 2. (2164 views) | | | Tasted by GregGH on 10/17/2010 & rated 90 points: Opened bottle #2 -- just wanted to verify the change in the wine over 24 hours - the tiny tannis evolve away on day 2 - great Tempranillo QPR (2232 views) |
| Bodegas Balbas Producer website2005 Bodegas Balbas Ribera del Duero Ardal CrianzaBlend: 80% Tempranillo, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon.Tempranillo BlendTempranillo is the backbone of wines made ihvhhcn the best well-known Spanish regions Rioja and Ribera del Duero, but is also grown as far afield as Mexico and Australia.
As a flavor profile, red fruits like strawberries and cherries can predominate - but with a rustic edge. The Many wines made from Tempranillo will spend a few years in barrel and bottle before reaching the consumers . Many Tempranillo-based wines see a few years of oak - add that to a few years of bottle and the wine can give a subtle - and occasionaly not-so-subtle - leathery mouthfeel. The combination of the tart fruit and tannins make this wine very food friendly.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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