Tempranillo

This is a very nice Rosé wine from Rioja in Spain.  It is a blend of 60% Tempranillo, 30% Viura and 10% Garnacha.  It is a pale salmon pink in color, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with slight cherries and strawberries and a touch of lemon citrus.  Light to medium bodied.  Nice texture.  Good acidity.  On the palate, the strawberries and watermelons come thru.  Long finish.  This is nice on its own and will work well with most foods.  It made a nice choice for Pizza Night.  Drink over the next year or two.

This is a blend of Tempranillo with 15% Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo from Spain.  Purple in color with some ruby hues, mostly opaque and bright.  The nose is nice with black cherries, spice, slight balsamic and slight cherries.  Medium to full bodied.  Good acidity.  Medium tannins.  On the palate, flavors of  black cherries, cherries, spice and anise.  Good finish.  This is drinking well now and will still improve a bit.  Better with food but  nice on its own.  Hold for a few years and drink for ten after that.  A nice choice with fried chicken.  

Great showing for this wine.  This is 97% Tempranillo and 3% Graciano.  This was tight on opening but with air gets a dusty nose followed by black cherries.  This has firm tannins and is full bodied.  Great texture.  On the palate, black cherries with a bit of anise.  Nice finish.  This s drinking well now and should for another ten to fifteen years.  It would probably better with some food, it worked well with cheeses and olives.

This is a blend of 87% Tempranillo, 6% Graciano, 5% Mazuelo, and 2% Garnacha aged in American oak for 24 years.  Ruby in color, some purple swirls, mostly clear and bright.  The nose is classic with sandalwood and cherries.  Very nice semi-plush texture.  Medium bodied. ood acidity.  On the palate, black cherries, cherries and a hint of anise on the finish.  This drinks well on its own but is even better with food.  This would be a nice wine with a hearty stew.  Drink over the next ten years.