Tasting - Vindeos Real Rubio

Name: Vinedos Real Rubio
Variety: Tempranillo, Graciano
Region: Rioja
Country: Spain
Vintage: Rioja Crianza 2010
Price: $16, on sale for $9.95

Shop Review: "Lightly baked berry aromas vie for attention with leather, spice and mild earth notes, and teh result is disjointed. On the palate, this is tight as a drum initially, but more expansive as it unfolds. Cherry, plum, raspberry, vanilla and woodspice flavors finish pure, clean and easy. This is a fine yet manageable Rioja that's not trying too hard. Drink through 2016."

My Review: This wine was good! It did have an orangey brick dark red color which I noticed and then realized it said "drink through 2016" and it is now 2017. But I still liked it! I got aromas of damp basement, tobacco, and pepper. 

Pairing: Not with this wine!


Cheers!
Natalie