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Wine Details
Price:
$18.00 per bottle
Description:
A dry, Spanish style rosé made for outdoor dining, the fresh, red fruit flavors make it sip more like a nervy light red than a typical blush wine. Assertive red currant and cherry aromas lead to vivid raspberry and strawberry flavors in this memorable, light ruby-colored wine. A delicious aperitif, this rose is also a great pairing for the grill, and any kind of shellfish.
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Varietal Definition
Tempranillo:
The Tempranillo is to Rioja what Pinot Noir is to Burgundy. By far Spain's most noble indigenous grape it has similar characteristics to the Pinot - strawberries when young, earthy vegetal when mature - and it ages very well. It ripens early ('temprana' is the Spanish for 'early') is thick-skinned and gives good colour and extract but low alcohol and acidity. In Rioja it is blended with the more fiery Garnacha and a little Mazuelo and Graciano. It is grown throughout Spain but very much as a grape for blending as opposed to a straight varietal. Outside Spain the grape is quite prolific in Argentina and to a lesser extent in California.
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