Lockdown Wine #57. Went on a whisky binge the past couple of weeks, so aside from a half-bottle of 2008 Certan de May, it was all Islay and Speyside. Spanish night tonight with paella, callos, and fabada, so this was appropriate.
Left it for 30 minutes in the glass to open up. Very dark, opaque, youthful. Black fruit - plum and cherry, some prune, a little wood. At 14.5% alcohol, yeah, it's a little hot, but not really a problem. Very soft. A lot softer than I expected. You could probably pop and pour this. Fairly dry. Plum, black cherry, blackberry, coffee. Nice squeeze of acidity for freshness. Some dried berries as well. There's a woody component I can't quite figure out. Maybe pine? Some oriental spice on the finish. Good length.
70% Tempranillo, 15% each Cabernet Sauvignon and Graciano from a single vineyard. A decidedly modern take on Rioja. Very good, and quite enjoyable now, although I'm fairly certain there can be more complexity with time in the bottle.