Really pleased with the Kirkland Spanish offerings as of late. I'll give this an edge over their Rioja Reserva. Smooth and elegant. Mild tannins hit you on the finish. Goes great with the burger and continues to compliment the cigar I'm smoking. Mild oak comes through, cinnamon and baking spices. Really enjoyable Gran Reserva for $12. Try to find another Spanish wine of this quality and price point. Give credit when credit is due
Really pleased with the Kirkland Spanish offerings as of late. I'll give this an edge over their Rioja Reserva. Smooth and elegant. Mild tannins hit you on the finish. Goes great with the burger and continues to compliment the cigar I'm smoking. Mild oak comes through, cinnamon and baking spices. Really enjoyable Gran Reserva for $12. Try to find another Spanish wine of this quality and price point. Give credit when credit is due
Oct 16th, 2017
Everything about this guy is intense. The nose (once you get past the alcohol) is bright red fruit, jammy black fruit, spicy spices, baking spices with vanilla, and sweet tobacco.
First taste is a fountain of intensity. Like pouring honey-thick dried black and blueberries into your mouth. My mouth is shocked by the power of the tannins and immediately pleased at how smooth and polished they are(French oak, American oak, bottle aging, everything!) Also having a chalky slatey quality there is just so much for the mind to look over. Absolutely mindnumbing intensity. It's like that double nitro stout that you can barely finish one of but is so rich and delicious you muscle your way to the bottom of the glass. As intense as this is, I would want a nice bright dish to pair with this, with comparable acidity. If I did something creamy or fatty and rich I would get buried in a bottomless sea of richness and palate fatigue.
For the price I paid, great value.
Everything about this guy is intense. The nose (once you get past the alcohol) is bright red fruit, jammy black fruit, spicy spices, baking spices with vanilla, and sweet tobacco.
First taste is a fountain of intensity. Like pouring honey-thick dried black and blueberries into your mouth. My mouth is shocked by the power of the tannins and immediately pleased at how smooth and polished they are(French oak, American oak, bottle aging, everything!) Also having a chalky slatey quality there is just so much for the mind to look over. Absolutely mindnumbing intensity. It's like that double nitro stout that you can barely finish one of but is so rich and delicious you muscle your way to the bottom of the glass. As intense as this is, I would want a nice bright dish to pair with this, with comparable acidity. If I did something creamy or fatty and rich I would get buried in a bottomless sea of richness and palate fatigue.
For the price I paid, great value.
1 person found it helpfulSep 7th, 2017
Ribera del Duero, Castilla y León, Spain
