Vina Zaco 2010 Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain – $14.99

Wine Maker’s Notes: Intense,  bright cherry with violet hues. Initial dominant notes of black fruits, violets and liquorice followed by the underlying spicy notes of barrel aging — vanilla and clove. Medium–bodied with a long, fresh finish.

 Kim’s Notes:  “It’s like Cabernet’s exotic cousin!”

I found myself wandering down the “What the hell kind of grape is that aisle?” (because I’m trying really hard to branch out) and saw this sophisticated beauty.  Once I read the description, which included words like “oak”, “vanilla”, and “spicy”, IT WAS ON!  Oh, and this wine has critical acclaim…That’s right, CRITICAL ACCLAIM, BITCHES!

Critical Acclaim: “This red shows focus and good density, with ripe fruit flavors of black cherry and plum accented with toast and coffee, all supported by well-integrated tannins. Leafy and minerally accents linger on the finish.”  – 90 Points Wine Spectator

Wine Freaking Spectator! Not Wine Enthusiast (which I’m guessing is just a group of people who are really excited about wine), Wine Spectator!

But if I’m being honest with you, the Wine Spectator sign wasn’t the first thing I saw.  I actually picked up the wine because of this sign:

 That kind of marketing really speaks to me.

Flavor out the wazoo?!  Sign me up! Lord knows there’s nothing I love better than an intense wine coming out of my wazoo!

And it did, kids…it did. YUM.

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