Yum! In a word ! When you say Spain I’m not ashamed to admit the first thing that pops into my head is Spanish wine. This Tempranillo, well - It’s simply delicious, easy to drink and a lot more new world with rich, generous flavour and tannins than a simple old world style, and let be honest, who doesn’t want to pretend just for a moment they’re sitting on a terrace in Sevilla having a vino in the sun? Altaceno’s Tempranillo is typical of the Spanish style, dark red in colour with a nose of ripe cherries, plum and spices.
The palate is supple, the fruit balanced beautifully with savoury tannins that last for ages and perfect for steak and red meats although with nearly any accompaniment it will simply provide delights for hours. Drink it now, drink it later, it’s up to you!
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit: 90 The wine delivers a lovely combination of meaty, savoury flavours with sweet blackberry and plum notes. It is ripe, richly fruited and smooth, and brilliantly structured by fine chalky tannins. Wonderfully expressive and sturdy, and offers excellent value. At its best now until 2018
WINEMAKING: Totally de-stemmed with a short cold soak before a long, cool fermentation with daily pump-overs to achieve optimum fruit and colour. The core of the blend was aged in stainless steel before a three month period of maturation in American and French oak. A component of up to 10% of de-classified Rioja (due to volume constraints not quality) is added to the blend three months before bottling.
