This wine is actually mostly Cabernet and Merlot, and leads the fan to the bigger La Vina De Mi Madre which is all Cabernet and 20 months in French Oak. This wine spends 9 months in French Oak, older oak and if I had to compare it it wouldn't be with either Bordeaux or Chiliean Cabernet but more of a better Cabernet from Sonoma but at a great price (roughly $12). Spanish Cabernets have so much going for them that I would expect to see a lot more hitting this country soon.
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This is how a Tempranillo should taste, minus heavy influence of wood. It is one of the best examples of the Varietal, perhaps a little fruit forward, but that makes this a very excessible entry into the category and an excellent value at around $10.
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2007 Bodegas Príncipe de Viana Navarra Albret French Oak
11/25/2012 - Marc the Wine Guy Likes this wine: 89 Points
This wine is actually mostly Cabernet and Merlot, and leads the fan to the bigger La Vina De Mi Madre which is all Cabernet and 20 months in French Oak. This wine spends 9 months in French Oak, older oak and if I had to compare it it wouldn't be with either Bordeaux or Chiliean Cabernet but more of a better Cabernet from Sonoma but at a great price (roughly $12). Spanish Cabernets have so much going for them that I would expect to see a lot more hitting this country soon.
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2010 Finca La Estacada Uclés 6 Meses en Barrica
11/25/2012 - Marc the Wine Guy Likes this wine: 89 Points
This is how a Tempranillo should taste, minus heavy influence of wood. It is one of the best examples of the Varietal, perhaps a little fruit forward, but that makes this a very excessible entry into the category and an excellent value at around $10.
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2010 Lomas del Valle Pinot Noir Las Lomas
4/9/2011 - Marc the Wine Guy wrote: 90 Points
Wow, great acidity and spice, not so much dirt, the fruit comes through. Nice finnish. This a really pleasant and intergrated pinot.
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