Accompanied:

Sealed: Natural Cork

Tasted: September 2, 2009

Abv. 14.5%

Label Description:

There is very little detail on this back label (all in Spanish).

Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) 100%

12 Months in a mix  of French and/or American barriques.

Recommended serving at 14C to 16C

Ribero del Duero, Spain

On the website there is little extra explanation other than to say the wine is sourced from vineyards of 15 to 25 years old. The wine is aged in 50% French and 50% American oak for 12 months.

Here is a review from Majestic Wine:

“The 2006 Emilio Moro was aged in French and American oak for 12 months. It has a superb bouquet of smoke, roasted herbs, scorched earth, and blackberry. Layered on the palate, it has tons of fruit, plenty of spice box notes, a firm structure, and 2-3 years of ageing potential.’ 92 points – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate.”

RATING: Very Satisfied

OK … so not much on the bottle. This is the winery’s volume bottling coming in at a much lower price to their premium offerings. With that said, the wine itself is true to the types of wines coming today from Ribero del Duero – medium to full bodied, dark garnet color, lots of berries on the nose, fruit forward, somewhat spicy, with a lingering finish.

Not a wine that would standout as an “epiphany”, but a very satisfying bottle of wine for a very decent price (~$17).  Definitely recommended.