C.L. Butaud Tempranillo Texas High Plains 2021
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of black plum, raspberry, and cigar box with supporting notes of rose petals, graphite, and dried herbs. The palate confirms the nose delivering a black fruit-driven core with flavors of black cherry, bramble, slate, and hints of tamarind. The finish is long and lingering with ripe tannins. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. $54 – 4.5 Stars – 94 points
Padigan Tempranillo Rogue Valley 2020
Brilliant, dark ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of black currant, chocolate, and slate with supporting notes of leather, forest floor, and black tea. The palate echoes the nose delivering a black fruit-driven core with flavors of black plum, cocoa, dried herbs, allspice, and black cherry. The finish is long and lingering with supple tannins. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. $ – 4.5 Stars – 95 points
2Hawk Tempranillo Rogue Valley 2019
See the Full BevX Featured ReviewBrilliant, dark ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of black currant skin that present like organic tar, plum, and boysenberry with supporting notes of black tea, forest floor, cranberry, and cigar box. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of red cherry, tamari, slate, oak, and five spice. The finish is long and lingering with chewy tannins. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a meaty texture. $34 – 4.5 Stars – 95 points
2Hawk Darow Series Tempranillo Rogue Valley 2018
See the Full BevX Featured ReviewBrilliant, dark ruby/scarlet color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of boysenberry, earth, and dried herbs with supporting notes of mineral, red currant, wild blackberry, and cigar box. The palate echoes the nose delivering a black and red fruits-driven core with flavors of cassis, dark chocolate, blackberry jam, and slate. The finish is long and lingering with ripe tannins. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture and an alluring sapidity. $49 – 5 Stars – 97 points
2Hawk Darow Series Tempranillo Rogue Valley 2019
See the Full BevX Featured ReviewBrilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of black currant, leather, and black tea with supporting notes of cocoa, dried herbs, tapenade, and cigar box. The palate confirms the nose delivering a black fruit-driven core with flavors of black cherry, fig, cola nut, and rosemary. The finish is long and lingering with chewy tannins. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a meaty texture. $49 – 4.5 Stars – 94 points
Padigan Ranch Tempranillo Rogue Valley 2020
Brilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of black currant, boysenberry, and five spice with supporting notes of blueberry, slate, forest floor, and lavender. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of black plum, dark chocolate, black tea, and cassis. The finish is long and lingering with ripe tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. $24 – 4.5 Stars – 95 points
Cinder Tempranillo Snake River Valley 2019
Brilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are very intense offering scents of raspberry and forest floor with supporting notes of red currant, black plum, dried herbs, graphite, and cigar box. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of boysenberry, cranberry, and oak. The finish is long and lingering with silky tannins. Full-bodied and nicely balanced with a supple texture. $33 – 4 Stars – 91 points
Muriel Reserva Rioja 2016
Brilliant, deep crimson color. The aromatics are very intense offering scents of red cherry and dried herbs with supporting notes of black tea, baking spices, cigar box, and oak. The palate echoes the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of blackberry, plum, star anise, and vanilla. The finish is long and lingering with chewy tannins. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. Made with 100% Tempranillo. $21.99 – 4 Stars – 93 points
Muriel Vinas Viejas Gran Reserva Rioja 2011
Brilliant, deep ruby/purple color. The aromatics are very intense offering scents of black plum and cigar box with supporting notes of dried herbs, leather, and forest floor. The palate confirms the nose delivering a black and red fruits-driven core with flavors of boysenberry, red cherry, cigar box, black tea, and clove. The finish is long and lingering with supple tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a velvety texture. Made with 100% Tempranillo. $34.99 – 4 Stars – 92 points
L.A. Cetto Sierra Blanca Tempranillo Guadalupe Valley 2018
Brilliant, medium ruby color. The aromatics are very intense offering scents of red currant and baking spices with supporting notes of raspberry and dark chocolate. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red fruit-driven core with flavors of red cherry, pomegranate, and slate. The finish is long and lingering with soft tannins. Medium to full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a vibrant yet supple texture. Aged 12 months in American oak. A great wine and a great value. $17.99 – 4 Stars – 91 points
