Clear, medium ruby to garnet color. Cherry, raspberry, red fruit, soft oak on nose. Dry, medium acid, medium tannin, oak, cherry, strawberry, and a fruity finish. WHO: Dinastía Vivanco WHAT: Tempranillo WHERE: Rioja, Spain WHEN: 2005 HOW MUCH: $15
Clear, pale, dull gold. Clean, aromas of peach, banana, apple, pear, lemon, tropical fruit. Dry, full body, medium acid, fleshy yellow fruit, lime. WHO: Bodegas Shaya WHAT: Verdejo WHERE: Rueda, Spain WHEN: 2008 HOW MUCH: $15
Clear, bright, lemon yellow. Bright and aromatic with notes of grass, boxwood, lemon, herbs, green vegetables, and dill. Dry, full body, medium-high acid, lime, green apple, long finish. WHO: Pagos del Rey WHAT: Verdejo WHERE: Rueda, Spain WHEN: 2008 HOW-read more-
Clear, medium garnet color with fading rim. Aromas of black cherry, strawberry, raspberry, smoke, spice, and soft vegetal. Full body, dry, medium acid, medium-high tannin, black cherry, raspberry, fleshy black fruit, with a long, soft finish. WHO: Fra Guerau WHAT:-read more-
Purple, lots of blue, deep color. Aromas of black fruit, olive, spice, smoke, ripe fruit. Dry, medium-high acid, full body, medium tannin, extracted fruit, plum, black cherry, chocolate. WHO: Cellars Can Blau WHAT: Cariñena, Syrah, Garnacha WHERE: Montsant, Spain WHEN:-read more-
Brick, garnet red, clear with faded rim. Oxidation on nose, berries, earth, deep fruit, ripe blackberry, dried fruit. Dry, full body, medium tannin, medium acid, cooked fruit, blackberry jam, oak, nutty finish. WHO: Bodegas Valdubón WHAT: Tempranillo WHERE: Ribera del-read more-
Clear, ruby with some blue purple. Huge raspberry on the nose, chocolate, plum jam, cooked berries, violet, licorice, vanilla. Dry, full body, medium tannin, medium acid, full, lush dark fruit, integrated oak, medium finish. WHO: Legaris WHAT: Tempranillo WHERE: Ribera-read more-
Ruby to garnet red, clear. Aromas of raspberry, jammy fruit, dried flowers, smoke. Dry, medium tannin, medium acid, light fruit, cherry, and oak. WHO: Condado de Oriza WHAT: Tempranillo WHERE: Ribera del Duero, Spain WHEN: 2005 HOW MUCH: $13