Tridente Tempranillo 2018
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Sourced from some of the oldest low-yielding estate vines, some up to 100 years old, which produce deeply pigmented and rich Tempranillo grapes. Sandy soils with deep clay give an earthy richness and complexity to Tempranillos from this region. Vineyards are dry-farmed, without pesticides or herbicides, and are hand harvested. Aged for 15 months in French oak, this wine shows concentrated aromas of blackberry and plum, spice, leather and cedar. Rich and juicy black fruit flavors, silky texture and integrated tannins provide a lingering finish.
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Lurid violet. Ripe cherry, blueberry and vanilla on the expansive, spice-accented nose. Appealingly sweet black and blue fruit compote flavors show very good depth as well as energy and back-end lift. Finishes smooth, smoky and long, with subtly gripping tannins and resonating blue fruit character. This wine delivers fabulous value.
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Spanish red wine is known for being bold, heady, rustic and age-worthy, Spain is truly a one-of-a-kind wine-producing nation. A great majority of the country is hot, arid and drought-ridden, and since irrigation has only been recently introduced and (controversially) accepted, viticulture has sustained—and flourished—only through a great understanding of Spain’s particular conditions. Large spacing between vines allows each enough resources to survive and as a result, the country has the most acreage under vine compared to any other country, but is usually third in production.
Of the Spanish red wines, the most planted and respected grape variety is Tempranillo, the star of Spain’s Rioja and Ribera del Duero regions. Priorat specializes in bold red blends, Jumilla has gained global recognition for its single varietal Monastrell and Utiel-Requena has garnered recent attention for its reds made of Bobal.