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Category Archives: Tempranillo
Chorus Cuvée Rouge, Brendel, Napa Valley AVA, California, 2021, 13% abv., US$35
What a refreshingly gorgeous red wine this is – the Chorus Cuvée is a Napa Valley field blend co-ferment of 32% Tempranillo, 26% Touriga Nacional, 22% Tinta Cão, 12% Tinta Madeira, and 8% Trousseau. It’s a translucent beauty offering aromas … Continue reading
Posted in California, OTHER, RED, Tempranillo, Touriga Nacional
Tagged biodynamic, Brendel, california, coferment, napa valley, red wine
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Tempranillo, Vina Bosconia, Lopez de Heredia, Rioja DOCa., Spain, 2009, 13.5% abv. US$50
I’m going to be dreaming about having enjoyed this bottle for a while yet. It’s a classic Riojan red blend from benchmark winery, Lopez de Heredia – one of my absolute favourite houses. A stunning blend of Tempranillo (80) with … Continue reading
Posted in Graciano, Grenache / Garnacha, Mazuelo, OTHER, RED, Tempranillo
Tagged garnacha, Graciano, Lopez de Heredia, Mazuelo, Rioja DOCa, spain, tempranillo, Vina Bosconia
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Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo – ‘3V’, Casa Madero, Val de Parras, Mexico, 2020, 13.7% abv.
Anyone who follows me on social media will know I was in Mexico recently with my family to celebrate 20 years of togetherness. What better way to toast our family’s union than to enjoy a Mexican wine from the oldest … Continue reading
Tempranillo, Viña Cubillo, Crianza, Lopez de Heredia, Rioja Alta, Spain, 2012, 13.5 abv., US$40
Classic, classic, classic – it doesn’t get much better than this developed, yet still bright, mostly Tempranillo wine from benchmark Rioja winery, Lopez de Heredia. The Cubillo vineyard has vines that are about 40 years old and the 65% Tempranillo … Continue reading
Posted in Graciano, Grenache / Garnacha, Mazuelo, OTHER, RED, Tempranillo
Tagged Espana, Lopez de Heredia, red wine, rioja, spain, spanish wine, Vina Cubillo
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Tempranillo, Flor de Pingus, Ribera del Duero DO, Spain, 15% abv. 2014, US$100
I cannot afford the top line of Pingus wines, but the Flor de Pingus, Peter Sisseck’s almost equally famous second label wines from Ribera del Duero, are within reach. Pingus is slang for Peter – the Danish owner and winemaker … Continue reading
Posted in RED, red wine, Spain, Tempranillo
Tagged Flor de Pingus, Peter Sisseck, Pingus, red wine, Ribera del Duero, spain, spanish red wine, spanish wine, tempranillo
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Tempranillo, Anciano, 7 Year Gran Reserva, Valdepeñas DO, Spain, 2008, 13% abv, C$13.49+
I love receiving comments and talking with you after you read my posts. Some of you like the pictures, others the wine notes. Many of you wonder if perhaps, just perhaps, it is possible that I drink just a little … Continue reading
Posted in OTHER, RED, Spain, Tempranillo
Tagged 10 year old, 13% abv., 7 year old, Anciano, Espana, gran reserva, Guy Anderson Wines, red wine, spain, tempranillo, Valdepeñas DO
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Tempranillo, Flor de Pingus, Ribera del Duero DO, Spain, 2013, 14% abv. US$90
Spain is where I fell in love with wine in 2009 on a business trip. I’ve been back since to visit Priorat DOQ, and I’ll go to Jerez this year, but Ribera del Duero DO – where this wine comes … Continue reading
Posted in RED, Spain, Tempranillo
Tagged 14% abv. US$90, Flor de Pingus, red wine, Ribera del Duero DO, spain, tempranillo
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Viña Tondonia, López de Heredia, Rioja Alta, Spain, 2002, 13.5% abv, C$54
Here I sit in the Toronto Pearson International airport because I missed a flight to São Paolo. It’s St. Patrick’s day, but I’m not drinking green beer with the rest of the traveling masses. Instead, I’m thinking about friendship, how … Continue reading
Posted in Graciano, Grenache / Garnacha, Mazuelo, RED, Spain, Tempranillo
Tagged 2002, garnacha, Graciano, grenache, Lopez de Heredia, Mazuelo, red wine, Rioja Alta, spain, tempranillo, vina tondonia
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In Vino Veritas, Viña Eguía, Reserva, Rioja DOCa, Spain, 2007, 13.5% abv, US$10
In wine, there is truth. Sometimes too much truth, but that depends on how much of it you drink. The truth is, this wine punches far above its weight for the price (US$10 at Costco in the States, and more … Continue reading
Posted in RED, Spain, Tempranillo
Tagged 2007, Eguía, In Vino Veritas, red wine, Reserva, Rioja DOC, spain, tempranillo, Vina Eguia
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Muga, Reserva, Rioja DOC, Spain, 2010, 14% abv, C$26
This bottle of Muga Reserva 2010 travelled all the way around the world from Rioja Alta to a patio off the far west coast of Canada in Ucluelet, BC. One day, I will visit Rioja DOC and the Bodegas Muga … Continue reading
Posted in Graciano, Grenache / Garnacha, Mazuelo, OTHER, RED, Spain, Tempranillo
Tagged muga, red wine, Reserva, Rioja DOC, spain
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