Region: Navarra, Spain
Colour: Garnet
Alcohol: 14.0%
Bouquet: Sour cherry, tobacco leaf
Flavour: Almost peppery with dominant, chewy licorice. It has wonderful gentle but extended tannins which linger and linger.
Points: 87 (3+7+12+8+7+50)
Notes: Needing something to accompany Maltese rabbit stew I decided on a Tempranillo and tried this along with an Australian version of the grape (as I couldn't decide which I should have so I had both). Similar to Tesco's Finest, the Liquor chain "Vintage Cellars" sometimes bottles supplier wines under the "Chalkboard" label but with details of the producer on the label. For $15 (~300 Kc) this is a lovely example but there is a wave of Spanish reds hitting the markets and pushing prices lower ( bringing them closer to European prices which are a bargain!)
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