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Wine Details
Price:
$45.00 per bottle
Description:
This purple - almost black - liquid offers a blockbuster array of plum, cherry and black currant fruit, followed by leather, smoke, anise, black truffle and vanilla. On the palate, the fine grained tannins and full body provide tremendous structure which slowly focuses to a beautiful, luscious and lengthy finish. With proper storage, this unfined and unfiltered wine will improve in the bottle for at least the next decade. Decanting is recommended.
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Varietal Definition
Tempranillo:
The Tempranillo is to Rioja what Pinot Noir is to Burgundy. By far Spain's most noble indigenous grape it has similar characteristics to the Pinot - strawberries when young, earthy vegetal when mature - and it ages very well. It ripens early ('temprana' is the Spanish for 'early') is thick-skinned and gives good colour and extract but low alcohol and acidity. In Rioja it is blended with the more fiery Garnacha and a little Mazuelo and Graciano. It is grown throughout Spain but very much as a grape for blending as opposed to a straight varietal. Outside Spain the grape is quite prolific in Argentina and to a lesser extent in California.
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