2013 Parador Tempranillo

This wine was made in a traditional, old-world sense with the focus of the wine intent on almost no outside influence other than the fruit of the Tempranillo grapes and the vineyard’s elevation. There was 0% new oak introduced, rather 2+ year old barriques utilized as the aging vessels for 30 months in barrel before bottling. The resulting wine is supple with nicely developed earthen-fruit flavors. Purple-ruby red color hue. The body of the wine becomes expansive in the mouth, with no interference of oak flavors to change the make-up of the fruit and tannin structure. The bouquet is reminiscent of cinnamon and baking spices, bramble, and crushed violets. Flavors of plums, blackberries, violets, spice and minerals coat the palate.