grape: Tempranillo

producer: Bodegas Frontaura, Dominio de Valdecasa

country: Spain

region: Toro – a badass region where grapes get concentrated from the intense heat and Tempranillo’s called “Tinta de Toro”

year: 2006

price: $22

yum factors: blackberry/raspberry along with some tobacco, leather and cocoa all mixing up into a rich, deep wine with good tannins and a long finish to savor it all. Good stuff for a cozy night! We had this at a productive writing group session, so it probably also makes you smart.

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