Vizcarra Roble Senda del Oro

This wine is made from the tempranillo grape that is found in the Ribera del Duero region of Spain. Suprisingly, Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world. The 2006 Vizcarra Roble Senda del Oro had received a 90 point rating from Jay Miller (Wine Advocate) and an 88 from Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar. This wine is dark ruby red in color and has a shocking smokey cherry and blackberry nose. Don't let the oak scare you. LET THIS WINE OPEN UP!!! The earthy dark berry tastes with the minimal oak and soft tannins is common to the tempranillo wines. The Roble has a long finish on the palate. Can be enjoyed now but I would hold this wine till 2011 or later. This is a small winery founded in 1991 with only 3,000 cases of the 2006 Roble bottled. We enjoyed this bottle and will put some away for our wood-fired grilling.