Avg. Price: $17/bottle (Vivino.com)
Alcohol: 13%
Body: Medium
Sweetness: Dry
Varietals: 100% Tempranillo
Tasting Notes: Decanted ~1.5 hours
Confused, candied, and convoluted; this
wine struggles to find direction. In the glass, it is easy to become
enamored by the quite beautiful medium amber color that presents
itself with rose hued edges. The wine also possesses a viscous glass
coat that hangs on the sides of the glass like your grandma's fine
china. Aromatically, however, opening this wine can be equated to
opening a box of Swedish Fish. Scents of red cherry Robitussin, tart
red apple skin, and Twizzlers made it quite difficult for me to want
to take the first sip, which matched the nose perfectly. (Quite
unfortunately) Decent acidity attempts to save this wine in the
mid-palate, but the homogeneous nature ultimately makes it both
unimaginative and uninteresting. The only other positive in this
rather negative tasting experience is the finish, in which some of
the fake fruit elements finally subside. Somewhat pleasant apple skin
and red fruits almost make you forget the Jolly Rancheresque
front-palate, while balanced tannin and light acid provide the
illusion that this might be a well made wine. Don't let it fool you.
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Try/Buy/Pass: PASS
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