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Wine Details
Price:
$30.00 per bottle
Description:
Spain has given us many gifts throughout the ages--Florida, Antonio Banderas, Real Madrid, low-interest financing for Columbus--but perhaps the most overlooked is the thick-skinned, early- ripening Tempranillo grape.
Early to rise and quick to please, this is not the same old over- oaked, super ripe wine that makes you want to break the neck off the bottle and watch the UFC. This poco loco screams (with a light Spanish accent)of the best California can do with balance, reserve, and a touch of the old world.
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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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