San Alejandro Calatalud Las Rocas Garnacha 2005
100% Grenache, 70-100 years old. The Las Rocas line is bottled for Eric Solomon, from a cooperative effort of growers in Calatalud. Elabroado y embotellado in Miedes 14.5% $8.49 at Bottle Barn
Legaris Ribera del Duero DO Crianza 2004 The first whiff was pretzels, really. That was followed by raisins, a sense of dried fruits and some stewed vegetables. The smell of sweet oak might deceive you into thinking that this will be a supple, vanilla coated beverage. There’s a whopping amount of tannic astringency in the mouth with tangy acidity and big lashings of oak. Frankly this is a bit disjointed with this much astringency in a wine that doesn’t have the stuffing to match it. This is 100% Tempranillo, aged in new and used French and American oak for 12 months. Estate bottled in Curiel del Duero 14% $14.49 at Bottle Barn Legaris