Observations

[jv38]

IMHO. Love red italians and red spanish. Both have examples of International Style, that, well, taste the same, and both have examples of traditional style that is each one owns style. Spanish wines have a very distinctive nose of leather and firm tannins. Good examples of Spanish owns style Marquez de Riscal Reserva and Conde de Oña Reserva. Spanish Inter I can think of Marquez de Caceres Crianza and Marquez de Arienzo Reserva. The traditional Italian have a nose of earth, old wood (not oak, or vanilla), and tabacco that always remind me of big old houses. Can't think of a good example now since I haven't drink any good one lately. I don't like the International style wines unless is California. Zinfandel is the wine that you can trust when you don't find anything else... Same can be said about Australian Shiraz...