An Argentine Tempranillo

Wine Reviewed
Emuna Tempranillo Mendoza Argentina 2011 13.1 % alcohol about $10.

Let’s start by quoting from their web site. “This wine is made with Tempranillo grapes, which are optimum for the making of wines with an exceptional structure and color as a result of the altitude and exceptional climatic conditions under which they grow… Wine – food connection : This is a suitable wine to accompany rice, peppers, stuffed potatoes, varenikes and other vegetable stuffed pasta. Recommendation : Tempranillo combined with Gefilte fish or Turkish rice is a good choice.” And now for my review.

At the first sips this wine was too acidic, in fact almost sour; its fruit was very much in the background. The meal consisted of a cheese-less lasagna containing a mixture of whole wheat and spinach noodles, ground beef, salsa, and peas, which brought down the liquid’s acidity but not enough. I added Chinese chili sauce and now our Argentine friend displayed some fruit and a low level of tannins. Dessert was praline-filled Bitter-Sweet Swiss chocolate to which the libation responded with not much fruit and some metal. It was round.

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