Who would have thought that Hawthorn would have won the grand final? Hawks supporters I guess. I had my money on Gelong, but what I would I know about footy? You should see my supercoach team, I would have been better off picking blokes that had a surname starting with B. Anyway, I do know that watching the game is a great time to get stuck into a few wines and this bottle was next on the chopping block.
It’s a wood aged version of the Tempranillo I had last week, all tempranillo with a bit of american oak treatment. The wood is well done, there are very few obvious wood notes but the wine is rounded with punchy acid. The warmer areas of Spain seem to have done well in 2007…
The nose kicks things off well with aniseed, earthy herbs and spice, plum, cherry and a touch of balsamic. It’s quite rich and giving on the nose, but not sweet and jammy. and driving acid. Juby fruit on the palate with some added pepper/hot cinnamon with a long finish. It’s medium boddied and rounded but with some driving acid. Dusty, small tannins on the generious finish. Perfect for a knock about day on the couch. 88 Pts.
Source: Heart and Soil Price: $20 Closure: Conventional Cork
Where can you purchase this wine?
Hi Nate,
Where are you located?
I’m in northern Michigan.
I’m in Australia, so sorry no idea where it would be available. Try http://www.wine-searcher.com, it usually comes up with something.
I looked but had no luck… thanks for the suggestion. Is there anyway you could supply me with the name of your distributor?