2006 Bodegas Cenit Tempranillo Cenit

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90.1 points

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  9/29/2015 - sequoiagrove Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I was really hoping for a 5 star wine here. I got it for 40E, which seems to be the right price internationally, but here the claimed normal price is 80E.
  Id be angry if I had paid that much for this.
  40E is about right for what you get.
  
  Upon initial opening it was like licking an ashtay.
  
  over time (2-3h) the ash regressed into cigar, blackberry underlying. and finally a heavy Valrhona Guarana chocolate overpowered it all, with a tannin profile just like dark chocolate, reminding me of Ironstone Reserve Zinfandal.
  
  Overall reminding me of styles like napa cabs, ripe Bordeaux's like Magrez Tivoli and La Tour Carnet, or ripe Tuscanies - all of which having lower price tags than the claimed "normal" price 80E , less chocolate, and more developement in the mouth, more earthy and grainier tannins.
  
  For spanish wine at around 40E Id rather stick to Rioja like Cune Imperial and Tondonia. For heavy wine like Cenit Id rather stick to the above mentioned Napa/Tuscany/Bordeaux.
  
  My wife was like "Mmmm so good wine. I love american wine. what ? its spanish? I really thought it was american!"
  
  No change the next day.
  
  I bought it together with Louis Martini Napa Cab (25E) and even if they were the same price, Id consider the Martini cab a better buy. Has more transitional development in the mouth.

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  2/1/2015 - KAP wrote:

  Tight but right.

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  11/3/2014 - steinsberg Likes this wine: 89 Points

  The wine looks brick colored. Blackberry and woody aroma. Cool mouthfeel with smooth tannins. After my fancy slightly too much wood. Not the best value for money.

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  7/13/2012 - Zellao wrote: 91 Points

  Great Wine. Ready to drink or to hold for few years. Well Structured and Balanced.

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