2005 Dominio de Tares Bembibre (Bierzo DO)
Day 1- Starts off denser & richer than I remembered. Dry tannins with a vague hint of dried fruit. There's smokiness & licorice & all the usual spicy suspects. In fact I think my taste buds instinctively search for fennel seeds, cumin & mixed spice. Opens with violets, almonds & red fruits. The dried fruit, especially figs comes through the middle, but not stewed or overbearing.
Day 2- Still a deep garnet colour with dense aromas of cloves & spice. Heady violets with funky marshmallow & sarsparilla flavours. Subtle changes to more blue fruit today. Could easily convince me this was a nebbiolo today. It's a thinker & there's a lot to like about it.
Tasted 6th & 7th April 2012
14% Alc vol
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