I think it important to let you know about this little gem. Once again, I am going with a Spanish red simply because you can’t beat them for their quality to price ratio or qpr.
October Pick Of The Month
2013 Finca Antigua Tempranillo (La Mancha, Spain)… $8.
Your first reaction might be, what can you get for eight bucks? Seriously folks, this is a complex and interesting red for a prayer. A touch perfumed on the nose with notes of dill, cherries and blackberries with a backdrop of wilted violets and wet stone. Fresh and lively on the palate, with notes of cherry and blackberry liqueur with an undertow of tar and tobacco. Notes of blueberries join up on the mid-palate along with a splash of minerals, that are joined up by a kiss of dill and leather on the finish. This is definitely and old world wine with enough fruit to keep most palates happy. I really find it hard to believe you can get this much complexity for such a stupid price. A great pizza, hamburger, stew or steak wine. (B+/A-)
Cheers!
Stan The Wine Man
