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2006 Vinos de Benjamin Romeo La Cueva Del Contador Rioja
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2006 Vinos de Benjamin Romeo La Cueva Del Contador Rioja

Producer: Vinos de Benjamin Romeo
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Tempranillo
Origin: Spain
Region: Rioja

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94 Points | International Wine Cellar , September/October 2009

($102) Dark purple. Exotically perfumed scents of blueberry, mulberry, black olive, violet and licorice, with a strong spicy overlay; smells like a top-notch wine from the northern Rhone. Round, sappy and palate-coating, offering sweet dark berry and cherry-cola flavors framed by velvety tannins. This gained weight with air but maintained clarity and vivacity, finishing with outstanding spicy persistence and a strong echo of dark berries.

94+ Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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About Spain

Spain has more acres under vine than any other country and ranks third in production behind Italy and France. Much of this output continues to be hot-country jug wine made to satisfy the everyday thirsts of the domestic and greater European markets
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Tempranillo

Tempranillo, arguably the most famous of Spain's native grapes, is a vibrant, aromatic varietal that offers spicy, red fruit aromas and flavors. The grape's name translates to "little early one," a moniker that references fruit's early ripening tendency-- Tempranillo thrives even with a short growing season. The varietal is at its best in...
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