Wine Review - 2009 Finca Sobreno: A Caliente Tempranillo, Organic No Less

We decided to have a nice Organic wine given the fact we have been talking about Natural wine and all that. This wine was on sale $16 down from $20 locally at Cristall Wine Merchants (newly re-named after a change in ownership). We love Spanish wine so Spanish wine that is Organic must be awesome....and it is.  Finca Sobreno is from the Toro region of Spain and has all the characteristics that made us love Spanish wine, bold and ripe with a good amount of oak.

The wine is super dark and definitely not something you can see through at all.  It is purple and has that grape juice look to it, almost inky dark.  Makes you want to taste it for sure.

On the nose, you get lots of vanilla and oak with a ripeness that is very attractive.  There is a warm spice scent in there, like a garam masala (the Indian spice blend) and if you can believe it a meatiness like hot dogs (absolutely NOT in a bad way).  It is not like a processed meat smell as much as a ball park hot dog, gotta have one smell.  Super interesting.

The flavours are big and bold with ripe berries and that oak carrying through.  It is a seriously lip smacking wine as there is some tartness at end. Overall it is well balanced and delicious.  We like the wine plenty but on sale at $16 it is an absolute buy recommendation.  It would be at $20 as well but more for a weekend bottle.

	Tasting Notes:	Score:
Sight (0-5)	Deep and dark, inky purple wine.  It looks great.	4.25
Smell (0-5)	Ripe berries and oak dominate with a layer of spice but don't forget the hot dogs....definitely don't forget.	4.25
Taste (0-10)	Really tasty Tempranillo with a lot of good solid fruit and a great mouthfeel.  Overall good balance and a nice tart kick at the end. Very nice wine.	8.5
	Total:	17.0 / 20  (85%)

If you like Spanish Tempranillo you will like this one for sure. Es un vino muy agradable.

Buenas noches!

Keep on drinking!

Chris & Shannon