El Quintanal Vendimia Seleccionada 2006

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El Quintanal Vendimia Seleccionada 2006

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I picked this up fro Oddbins for £10.99. It is the first wine I have had from Ribera del Duero, the Spanish end of what we call the Douro Valley.

Deep garnet red with nice thick tears in the glass. A slightly gassy smell which I associate with very young, big red wines - typical of young Auzzie Shiraz. Incredibly smooth and thick in the mouth. Nice black fruits and a bucketfull of chocolate.

This isn't as good as some of the Douro reds I have had recently but it is a very, very nice wine that is far too easy to drink for a 14% 2006.

I bought this with the intention of making the bottle last 3 nights. Hmmmm :? :roll:

Derek
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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