WTN: Field music

Field Recordings, Tempranillo, Paso Robles, 'Dead End Ranch', 2013
Dark red color. Deep berry and dark plum aromas and palate, the petite sirah here feels outsized in influence. Simple in structure and ready to drink, this has enough acidity and a tactile finish with some paprika and spice to make an interesting wine to drink with food or by itself. 13.1% [tempranillo 82%, petite sirah 6%, graciano 6%, monastrall 6%] B+

[Jenise]

Last year I tasted the cab franc from Field Recordings (not sure of vintage). A local wine guy whose palate is usually in synch with mine recommended it for an all-cab franc tasting I was doing. It was ghastly--everything I hate about Paso Robles wines. That is, rather than taste true to any particular grape variety, they taste like each other with the same jammy, cooked strawberry flavors and a strange spice that smells more chemical than natural, like RAID bug spray. I'm wondering if that's your 'paprika'.