WTN: Mas Que Vinos Ercavio Tempranillo Roble 2006

Vino de la Tierra de Castilla. 6 months in oak. Dark, ripe, rich and juicy. Oak is restrained. Very easy to drink and not built to age. Straightforward quaffer of very good quality. Worked well with pizza.

Goodness me, have some `04 here! Better drink up, thanks Jay.

Edit Here is my note from last year.

WTN: `04 Ercavio Tempranillo Roble Mas Que Vinos.

Synthetic cork, 13.5% alc, some gonk around the cork/neck! Opened one hour, not decanted. Cost was $22 Cdn.

Colour. Big black inky wine, centre almost opaque w. medium purple tinges on the rim.

Nose. Cherry, blackberry, some oak hints blow off fast. Certainly not an aromatic nose (re previous discussion). Earth and plum after 3 hours.

Palate. Initial mouthfeel entry is soft tannins, ripe black fruits, excellent balance blends in with acidity here. The finish is spice, puckery almost savoury. There is a whole bunch of fruit here and the mid-palate really builds up to a tart and black cherry finish.
After a couple of hours, some jammy plum and coffee with raspberry appearing. Thoughts of a "new world style" came from across the table?

***after 24 hrs, more juicy acidity on the finish which has really evolved and softened up. No molasses or caramel Tim!! Will be buying more and hold for a year I think.

Jay, as a matter of interest, how did you find the acidity level in your `06? My last `04 was of some concern.
My previous note just mentioned it briefly but the acidity this time around dominated the finish.
Some `04 comments on cellar-tracker seem to say the same thing, although I am aware to be careful about TNs there!

Jay, as a matter of interest, how did you find the acidity level in your `06? My last `04 was of some concern.
My previous note just mentioned it briefly but the acidity this time around dominated the finish.
Some `04 comments on cellar-tracker seem to say the same thing, although I am aware to be careful about TNs there!

Acidity seemed fine to me. I thought it was pretty well balanced.