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Don Aurelio ‘Tierracalar’ Tempranillo 2006
Easy drinking, affordable wines are one of the main reasons exports of Spanish wine to places like the UK, Germany and US have been booming over the past 10 years. To be honest, we haven’t seen a lot of the sub $20, but good Spanish gear here in Australia but that is starting to change. Many importers are looking for quality, low cost wines and this is a good example of how to get it right.
Telmo Rodriguez Pegaso Garnacha 2004
The 2003 edition of this wine was a cracker, no doubts about it. The milder 2004 vintage hasn't been as generious, but Telmo has managed to produce a quailty wine none the less. The nose is great, almost a direct copy of the 03, but there are some serious tannins here. A bit lower in [...]
Granrojo Garnacha 2006
Smooth packaging, highly glugable and enjoyable contents at a low price. Is there much else you could ask for? I didn't think so. I could tell you more, but really you just need to know those three points.
Rocks, plums, earth and tar to start with, then a bit of pepper followed by raspberry leaf. A [...]
Dominio de Eguren Codice Tempranillo 2004
The Eguren wines have been fairly controversial, some love them for their intensely concentrated, mouthcoating fruit and full oak treatment. If you hate them, those are the things that put you off. As usual, I'm a bit of a fence sitter and treat each wine on it's own merits. The top wines from these guys [...]
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