Community Tasting Note

Basil Ganglia wrote:

Monday, February 4, 2013 - When assessing the Copa del Rey CS I think it's helpful to bear in mind what this wine is intended to be and what it is not. By that I mean that it is not offered as a complex, intense, brooding CS. If one judges it against that standard, it will certainly come up lacking.

What this wine is intended to be, though, is a solid "drink now" CS that should appeal to people who have been drinking cheap CS and can appreciate something that is a couple of cuts higher. In that context I think the Copa del Rey CS does quite nicely. It's fruit forward, with a fair amount of oak and enough RS to make it approachable for non-discriminating drinkers. But behind that approachability is a decent amount of structure to sustain on the palette, combined with some noticeable tannin. There's enough heft to make a bit of aeration worthwhile. If I were going to a barbecue where many of the people would be casual wine drinkers, this should go over pretty well with the supermarket wine drinking crowd. I put this in the same niche as Mirassou and Barefoot, and I think that this CS is what Mirassou CS should aspire to be.

If that describes what you are looking for the Copa del Rey CS should do nicely for you. But don't have any illusions that it's any more than that. Keep your expectations in check and I think you will be satisfied. Rated good (80-82).

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