Red
Crianza Tempranillo
La Mancha · Spain
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Tempranillo
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- La Mancha
- Appellation
- La Mancha
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
roast meat · cured meats · stews · aged cheeses
Rated vintages
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200983 pts
Stewy yet flush, with shearing acids, this has a meaty, leafy aroma that sets up the angular palate. Flavors of stewed berry, spiced tomato and burnt leaves turn slightly bitter on what amounts to a short finish.
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200888 pts
Big, dark and bold, with smoky aromas of bacon and blackberry. The palate is firm and tannic, with wild berry flavors and weight that transitions into herbs, spice and licorice on the finish. A big wine that rounds together well.
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200583 pts
Meaty and very oaky, with resin, mocha and milky aromas that amount to a wood cutter's dream. Not surprisingly, the mouthfeel is more shocking and acidic than the oaky bouquet suggests; flavors are racy and tart, and then a bitter lactic quality comes on strong. Too much going o…