Booker Vineyard

Paso Robles Tempranillo

9.19 ratings
9.23 pro ratings
Paso Robles, Central Coast, California, USA
Tempranillo
Lamb, Tomato-Based, Polenta, Hard Cheese, Pork, Beef, Pasta, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Venison, Exotic Spices, Potato, Turkey, Beans & Peas, Herbs, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Duck, Salami & Prosciutto, White Rice, Chili & Hot Spicy, Lasagna, Pizza, Barbecue, Mexican Cuisine, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.3


Perfect wine for
#TempranilloDay on 11/8. Dark ruby red and a touch lighter on the edges. Dark and rich nose with notes of cinnamon, baking spices, anise, leather, black currants, tons of purple flowers and dark raspberries. Medium tannins (5.5/10) and medium plus to full bodied. Dark and voluptuous palate with tons of violets, lavender, plush plums, anise, a touch blue fruit and a little bit of heat. Insanely rich with a long and lingering finish. Drink till 2022.

Made up of 100% Tempranillo from the Booker Vineyard in Paso Robles. First Booker wine for us and we will definitely be back for more. Aged in around 90% new French oak.

$$$ - Purchased from WineBid for $44.95, release price was $60.00 and retail is around $77.00.

Happy
#TempranilloDay! What are you drinking to celebrate?


Perfect wine for
#TempranilloDay on 11/8. Dark ruby red and a touch lighter on the edges. Dark and rich nose with notes of cinnamon, baking spices, anise, leather, black currants, tons of purple flowers and dark raspberries. Medium tannins (5.5/10) and medium plus to full bodied. Dark and voluptuous palate with tons of violets, lavender, plush plums, anise, a touch blue fruit and a little bit of heat. Insanely rich with a long and lingering finish. Drink till 2022.

Made up of 100% Tempranillo from the Booker Vineyard in Paso Robles. First Booker wine for us and we will definitely be back for more. Aged in around 90% new French oak.

$$$ - Purchased from WineBid for $44.95, release price was $60.00 and retail is around $77.00.

Happy
#TempranilloDay! What are you drinking to celebrate?

Nov 8th, 2018
Michael Meyer

As my tastes gradually drift to an old world sensibility, Paso wines are still a guilty pleasure. Purity and richness of fruit (deep dark red in this case), tobacco/leather notes, and a touch of spice. Significant presence of oak/vanilla but not offensively so. Overtone of smoke on a medium finish. Easy to drink alone but also adaptable to a wide range of heartier foods.

As my tastes gradually drift to an old world sensibility, Paso wines are still a guilty pleasure. Purity and richness of fruit (deep dark red in this case), tobacco/leather notes, and a touch of spice. Significant presence of oak/vanilla but not offensively so. Overtone of smoke on a medium finish. Easy to drink alone but also adaptable to a wide range of heartier foods.

Nov 17th, 2016
Dorit Handrus

Really? It really matters that it's tempranillo? It could be Concord...

Really? It really matters that it's tempranillo? It could be Concord...

Jul 23rd, 2016
Jim Monteleone

Great nose - black cherry and leather. Interesting tobacco flavor on the finish. I would not wait much longer to drink this

Great nose - black cherry and leather. Interesting tobacco flavor on the finish. I would not wait much longer to drink this

Mar 17th, 2016
Peter C

2009

2009

Mar 10th, 2014
Rob Mundell

Interesting wine. I like it.

Interesting wine. I like it.

Aug 22nd, 2013
Chelsea O'Grady

Classic Booker to label a magnum as a 750 😂, made my Thanksgiving!

Classic Booker to label a magnum as a 750 😂, made my Thanksgiving!

Nov 24th, 2016
Tim Edwards

Tim had this 6 years ago

Tim had this 6 years ago

Jan 29th, 2018
Kenneth Korsbæk

Kenneth had this 8 years ago

Kenneth had this 8 years ago

Nov 5th, 2015
Caity Campos

Caity had this 9 years ago

Caity had this 9 years ago

Dec 27th, 2014