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- dbierman - 10-17-2007
I'm actually suprised at how quiet this board is, what with the popularity of Spanish wines of late.
I recently enjoyed the Valdubon 2002 Crianza. What a wine! Lovely structure with smooth tannins and a full mouthfeel. Dark fruit such as cherry and blackberry with a hint of chocolate and pepper. The finish was nice and long.
I paired it with, of all things, a nice juicy burger off the grill. Not bad at all [img]http://wines.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
This wine hails from the Ribera del Duero region.
- dananne - 10-17-2007
Speaking personally, though it probably affects how quiet the Spanish thread seems, many of the Spanish wines I have on a pretty regular basis are ones that are sort of staples in my cellar. I rarely post on them beyond once or twice. For example, my "daily drinker" part of the cellar usually has many bottles of Vina Alarba, a wonderful value wine at $6. I'll post on a new vintage, but then rarely revisit the post to update it as I work through many bottles over the coming months. I'll usually only make follow-up posts if a wine starts to fall apart, or if there is significant bottle variation, or notable vintage variation. So, I suppose the thread might appear quiet, but if others are like me, there is probably a good deal more Spanish wine being consumed than just the stuff being talked about.
By the way, thanks for the note on the Valdubon Crianza. I haven't had a great deal of luck with '02 Crianzas, so I'll look for this one.
- hotwine - 10-17-2007
Well said, Dan. We're the same way.... we consume several Spanish wines quite frequently but decline to post notes unless there's a change of some sort. Two we're enjoying currently are the Vina Alarba Old Vines Garnacha and the Garnacha de Fuego Old Vines. We've turned friends onto those, and enjoy them at least twice monthly at group gatherings. They've become staples, so I choose not to post the same notes over and over again, changing only the foods with which they're paired.
- dbierman - 10-18-2007
I've only just recently started exploring Spanish wines. But from what I'm learning, you're absolutely right about them being great staples to the cellar.
Thanks for the recommendations.