by Ray Johnson | Oct 9, 2008 | Campo De Borja, Grenache, Ribera del Duero, Spain, Tempranillo, Valladolid
Bodegas Borsao, Campo de Borja DO 2006 There’s cherry fruit and a sense of cherry pie leaping out of the glass. The mouth is full of juicy fruit in a a light-bodied, easy to drink format. This is certainly the last of the ’06 as the ’07 is on the...
by Ray Johnson | Sep 11, 2008 | Rioja, Spain, Tempranillo
Marques de Caceres, Rioja, Reserva DOC 2000 The house style is soft and oaky with an appropriate acidic frame. The 2000 at this stage, 8 years on smells delightful; there’s sweet vanilla, earth and some stewed, evolving fruit and veg. The acid shows nicely, the...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 9, 2007 | Australia, Barossa, Ribera del Duero, South Australia, Spain, Tempranillo
This flight illustrates the divide between European and New World approaches. The Pesquera has complementary brett that works but offends some. The Yalumba is ripe and supple. Pesquera Ribera del Duero DO Reserva 2001 100% Tempranillo. P&B by Alejandro Fernandez...
by Ray Johnson | Sep 18, 2007 | California, Castilla y Leon, Douro, Paso Robles, Portugal, Spain, Tempranillo
Tempranillo plays a key role in the Spanish region of Rioja and along the river Duero aka Douro on the other side of the border in Portugal. In the latter country Tempranillo goes by the name of Tinta Roriz or simply Roriz. This flight looks at Tempranillo in varying...
