Community Tasting Notes 5

• FrugalGlug Likes this wine: 87 points

  February 26, 2013 - For the price, it's not too bad. I'll second the fact that that others are echoing in the tasting notes that this is very much a everyday kind of wine. It's a little thing, but fruity and exhibiting enough fruit to be pleasing. I'd go ahead and pick it up for any simple dinner you can throw together.

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• tlexvold wrote: 82 points

  October 4, 2012 - smells like not quite ripe red cherries. Taste is a little sour. First try of a tempranillo.

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• drdebs wrote: 84 points

  June 9, 2012 - a simple, fruity red. Not really recognizable as Tempranillo, but if you are looking for a bright and sunny red with lots of cherry fruit you could do worse fort he price.

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• pinotage1972 wrote:

  March 15, 2012 - A non-traditional wine for this varietal in my opinion. Very light bodied, pleasant aroma with nicely balanced oak and vanilla notes. Too sweet for me, lacking in real fruit flavors - and a very short finish. Does have a little nice tingly acidity which is a redeeming factor. An okay wine at the price point (less than $5 in a sale) but not what I'd want in a Tempranillo - especially from a Spanish version of this wine. I recommend Longoria Tempranillo for a great California version of this variety.

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• Jason Rzutkiewicz wrote: 82 points

  January 8, 2012 - (13.5%) With the pronunciation of the grape (temp-rah-NEE-yo) on the label and comparison to something more familiar (“Pinot Noir in blue jeans”) this wine is positioned as an intro to the varietal. Ripe, round cherry fruit on a lush palate that turns just a touch earthy and spicy on the mid-palate (with a hint of orange rind) before a creamy vanilla finish that shows light tannins. Given the start I thought this one would be juicier but it is denser in the mouth than expected. At $8 this is a nice, smooth “wine” though not what I am looking for out of this varietal.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Tapena
• Varietal Tempranillo
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Spain
• Region Spain
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• Appellation n/a
• UPC Code 033293050001

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• In Cellars 21 (36%)
• Consumed 37 (64%)

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