When I say this wine is inky, I don't mean the color, I mean the first note I get on the nose. Add to that purple flowers (not flowers that are purple, flowers that smell like purple) and a heaping helping of clove on the nose. The first image that popped into my head when I tasted it was chalk, which made sense as Navarra in Spain is mostly chalky soils with a gravel top layer. This wine fights your tongue and roof of your mouth before you gulp it down, the definition of "grippy tannins". Mayne it'd be better with paired dishes, but for me, right now, it's an interesting take on cabernet sauvignon and that's being nice.
When I say this wine is inky, I don't mean the color, I mean the first note I get on the nose. Add to that purple flowers (not flowers that are purple, flowers that smell like purple) and a heaping helping of clove on the nose. The first image that popped into my head when I tasted it was chalk, which made sense as Navarra in Spain is mostly chalky soils with a gravel top layer. This wine fights your tongue and roof of your mouth before you gulp it down, the definition of "grippy tannins". Mayne it'd be better with paired dishes, but for me, right now, it's an interesting take on cabernet sauvignon and that's being nice.
Feb 21st, 2015
Navarra, Spain
