DO Terra Alta
A blend of Grenache, Tempranillo, Syrah and Cabernet.
Quite dark purple in the glass.
An inky/black nose, with fleshy and sweet berry fruit showing through a little later.
Black cherry, raspberry, blueberry, rather tangy, spicy, drying, floral, light to medium weight, tarry, peppery, a little hot toward the end.
This wine took quite a bit of time to come around and IMHO, it never really did come around. For the first glass, I couldn't really smell or taste anything, but I just thought it would open up with some time. However, it remained quite shy and underwhelming throughout the entire evening.
With time, the tanginess and pepperiness increased.
A tart, apple-like finish.
Nothing terribly wrong with the wine, but nothing terribly right with it either. I guess I was expecting more, based on the grapes that went into this.
Purchased at $14.95 (Canadian).