Los Zorros Roble 2004
This weekend we enjoyed a bottle of Los Zorros from the Bodegas Vinas Zamoranas. This Spanish red wine is from Tierra de Castilla y Leon in Northwest Spain near the border of Portugal. We bought this wine at QFC in Bellevue where the sign said 100% Tempranillo. I suspect that the grapes used in this wine are actually Tinta de Toro which is indigenous to that area and accounts for about 70 percent of the total harvest. The Tinta de Toro grapes produce wines that are highly extracted, very dark and loaded with tannins. This Los Zorros Roble was barrel aged for 8 months and has all the fore mentioned qualities. The nose is pleasant with prune and caramel. This is a firm, full-bodied wine that is inky with berry and cherry flavors. There is a mouth full of tannins that could mellow with a few years in the cellar. This is a big wine, not your average $12 Tempranillo. Enjoy this wine with some well-aged Manchego cheese and some great Serrano ham.
This weekend we enjoyed a bottle of Los Zorros from the Bodegas Vinas Zamoranas. This Spanish red wine is from Tierra de Castilla y Leon in Northwest Spain near the border of Portugal. We bought this wine at QFC in Bellevue where the sign said 100% Tempranillo. I suspect that the grapes used in this wine are actually Tinta de Toro which is indigenous to that area and accounts for about 70 percent of the total harvest. The Tinta de Toro grapes produce wines that are highly extracted, very dark and loaded with tannins. This Los Zorros Roble was barrel aged for 8 months and has all the fore mentioned qualities. The nose is pleasant with prune and caramel. This is a firm, full-bodied wine that is inky with berry and cherry flavors. There is a mouth full of tannins that could mellow with a few years in the cellar. This is a big wine, not your average $12 Tempranillo. Enjoy this wine with some well-aged Manchego cheese and some great Serrano ham.
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