Variety: Tempranillo
Country: Spain (La Mancha Region)
Price: $4.95
Vintage Cellar Review: Rooty, spicy and baked on the nose, with aromas that lean towards raisin. The palate is more gritty and acidic, with raisin, cola, and spic flavors. Darkens up on the finish, which is long and peppery, with adequate juiciness and a final note of tomato.
My Review: first off, that review is ten times of crazy. I have no idea what rooty, spic, or baked even means. So lemme try to break it down: this stuff is good. The smell was definitely fruity with only a hint of smoke. The taste was the complete opposite. The initial burst was like strawberries, but then again that could be my interpretation of raisins. The fruit flavor then blended into a full smoky sensation that completely filled my mouth and was awesome. I jokingly described it as a morning fog rolling into a field of strawberries in the morning, to which my roommate laughed at me. But I think that's a pretty good picture to paint. Anyway, I highly recommend this stuff even if you don't like red wine like I did 10 days ago.
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