2003 Viader Dare Tempranillo

[TheEngineer]

I was surprised that this was grown here. Nice deep color but it tasted like a new world tempranillo. Wine was focued with red fruit, cherry and a hint of secondary flavours. On the palate, the same with some tobacco. Decent structure but may not be a long termer.

[brappy]

This one has to be interesting. Not much made I imagine?

[TheEngineer]

It was interesting. In all honestly, it tasted like a Californian style traditional Rioja. It was not overdone, It was reasonably balanced but it had this (if it makes sense), grinning smile on it from the californian sunshine..... I thought it was interesting.

[dananne]

More and more folks are tinkering with it here, including folks in Washington state, as we discovered during our visit last summer. IMHO, the best domestic Tempranillo comes from Abacela, a S. Oregon winery located in the Umpqua Valley. If you ever run across it, give it a whirl. BTW, thanks for the notes on this Viader.