Rioja
This Spanish wine is 100% Tempranillo. This bodega is in the
town of Briones which is in an enclave of the Rioja Alta. The location has a
wine museum dedicated to educate any wine enthusiast if so inclined and hosts
one of the largest corkscrew collections in the world. This particular
wine received many accolades, one in specific was being named #59 of Wine
Specator’s top 100 in 2010. The bottle has an old school feel and
really gives off the look that the wine comes from a long tradition (4
generations of winemaking to be precise). This particular wine is labeled as a
Crianza, which means it was aged for 2 years with at
least 1 of those years in oak barrels. I tasted the 2008 Bodegas
Dinastia Vivanco Rioja Selecion de Familia Crianza on two occasions,
once at the bodega/winery last September and once again 2 weeks ago.
On the nose: Fresh strawberries. Little stinky, chanterelle
mushrooms – very fungi-ish. The appearance is light red, not many tears
or legs when you give it a couple swirls in the glass. Think if you are cooking
some ‘shrooms with some butter in a sauce pan and a couple of cut
strawberries make their way in and then you flambé
those suckers with some strawberry brandy.
Palate: Ocean Spray Craisins ™– really feel like you are in the bog somewhere in
Southeastern Massachusetts in the fall during the harvest. Tart, mouth
puckering. It has a short finish, but I can see this wine being really good
with some red meat. I am thinking summer BBQ and skirt steak. Would keep
a half case to full case for the summer as a cellar defender.
Rating Scale (out of 5 +):
+++½
Price:
$15
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