This is the wine we had with our Valentine meal. Once again the Las Vegas Review wine critic recommended another great winner. Here is his review of the wine:"This is a wine that comes from an estate in central Spain. It blends indigenous grape vatietals with Bordeau varietals .
In the glass, this Crianza is a fine semi-opaque garnet-red color with a deep core going out into a crimson rim definition with medium-high viscosity.
On the nose, the wine seems a bit restrained at first, but then opens up with a barrage of crushed huckleberries, black pepper, spice box, marinara sauce, loganberry juice, ripe red currant fruit, chewing tobacco and earth-driven minerals.
It is a solid mouthful of a wine on the palate with juicy black spicy fruit, peppercorns, tobacco, elderberry juice, huckleberry sauce, ripe red plums and loads of chewy minerals. The tannins are soft and silky through the midpalate, and the wine appears measured and balanced despite its initial restraint. This just means that you should open it up a good hour before consumption. The finish is just great, with yet more pepper, crushed ripe brambleberries and good structure.
This is a food wine and demands something easy to go along with it. Think pizza or a simply grilled steak.
It should drink well through 2009.
Wine: Heredad Castelo Alba Crianza
Grape: Tempranillo (50 percent), garnacha (25 percent), mazuela (10 percent), cabernet sauvignon (15 percent)
Region: Carinena, central Spain
Vintage: 2004
Price: $11.99
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