Tasting- Vina Borgia 2010

Name: Vina Borgia 2010
Variety: Garnacha
Region: Do Campo de Borja
Price: 6.99
Random Review Off Internet: My review isn't quite as enthusiastic as the winemaker's. Some wines improve with some air, but I think this wine is best immediately and loses its shine after 30 minutes. I enjoy the smell, which I think is cherry and dusty fields. I enjoyed the smell more than the taste, which I thought to be closer to plum with a hint of spice. The taste is good, but not beautiful. Contrary to the winemaker's notes, the finish is not long. It is actually a very short finish, one of the shortest I've had in quite a while, actually. Medium tannins, medium body, and 14.1% alcohol. Overall, a good box to have at home. It's something different from the usual suspects of Cab or Merlot.

My Review: Not gonna lie, I really only picked this off the rack in Kroger because of the trippy colors and patterns on this bottle. The smell and taste of this wine were both spot on each other though, so I don't know how to feel about that. The smell was exactly like cherries and spice. The taste was that amplified by a lot. It was like a rich sweet red cherry and then there was so much spice on the mid pallet and finish. Like the spice was crazy on the brink of gross, but I thought it was really different and I could appreciate that.

Anyway, this is probably my last blog post, and it was fine writing all these crazy descriptions. Seeing as how I don't think anyone except other students looking for answers and my TA read this though, I probably won't keep up. But I love those who actually read this and I've learned so much about wine this semester and I will definitely keep that throughout the rest of my life!