Winemaker Notes
Blend:80% Tempranillo, 10% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
This red shows depth and density, with harmonious flavors of cherry, currant, forest floor and toasty vanilla. The tannins are well-integrated, the acidity fresh. Sleek and firm. Tempranillo, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2021.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The 2011 Hacienda de Arínzano—a blend of 80% Tempranillo, 10% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon—exhibits excellent fruitiness both in the nose and on the palate. The wine's soft textures make it a good sipping or cocktail wine. Drinks well now.
Spanish red wine is known for being bold, heady, rustic and age-worthy, Spain is truly a one-of-a-kind wine-producing nation. A great majority of the country is hot, arid and drought-ridden, and since irrigation has only been recently introduced and (controversially) accepted, viticulture has sustained—and flourished—only through a great understanding of Spain’s particular conditions. Large spacing between vines allows each enough resources to survive and as a result, the country has the most acreage under vine compared to any other country, but is usually third in production.
Of the Spanish red wines, the most planted and respected grape variety is Tempranillo, the star of Spain’s Rioja and Ribera del Duero regions. Priorat specializes in bold red blends, Jumilla has gained global recognition for its single varietal Monastrell and Utiel-Requena has garnered recent attention for its reds made of Bobal.