Name: Tarima
Variety: Monastrell
Region: Alicante
Country: Spain
Year: 2013
Price: $9.95
Shop/wine critic/winery review:
90
pts, Stephen Tanzer
Bright purple. High-pitched red and dark berry scents show good
clarity and pick up a licorice nuance with air. Tangy and focused on the
palate, offering juicy black raspberry and spicecake flavors with an exotic
touch of candied violet. Closes spicy and long, with silky tannins
building slowly and adding gentle grip. This is a fantastic value.
Your Review:
Classic Spanish red. Gosh I really like how I am getting to learn what to expect. Sometimes. Strong spice and ripe berry flavors. Needs to be cut down with some strong food, but really good. I think this is something I would buy for my dad; he would appreciate a strong bodied wine that is able to handle his good strong-flavored cooking. Honestly, my mom would probably cut it down with club soda or something, which could be interesting.
