Tasting: Tres Ojos Garnacha Calatayud

Name – Tres Ojos Garnacha Calatayud

Variety – Blend: 15% Tempranillo, 85% Garnacha

Region – Calatayud

Country – Spain

Year – 2012

Price - $6.95

Wine Review - 88 points – Robert Parker; "The 2012 Tres Ojos Garnacha contains 15% Tempranillo (I wonder why), and unoaked cuvée of 200,000 bottles that matures in vat for at least seven months before bottling. What I tasted was a very honest, fresh and fruit-driven red with aromas of cherries, garrigue and thyme with a medium-bodied palate, some weight and tannins that would do better with food. This is a red that sells for a song.”

Personal Review –This wine smelled so good and of berries!  It had a bitter after taste and of peppers.  It did get better as a drink more, and I liked it.  Cherry stuck out to me in the taste.

Food - I did not try this wine with food.