Good Morning everyone. Today I am going to write a review on a wine I drank a few months ago which is the 2012 Campo V Vejo (http://www.campoviejo.com/) Tempranillo. With the varietal becoming more and more popular in America and being my favorite just above the king of Red, the great Cabernet Sauvignon I most certainly looked forward to tasting this wine. This also happens to be another wine that Mrs. Desert Wine Girl and Miss Desert Wine Girl Jr picked up for me at the local Smiths (Kroger) grocery store here in Las Vegas while out shopping. The wine cost $5.86 a bottle but being that I pride myself in drinking wine of the Middle Class I figured why not. It's not the first inexpensive wine I have tasted and it most certainly won't be the last. I am sure you all have probably experienced an inexpensive wine that you bought and weren't expecting much from and surprisingly it turn out to be a superb wine. Well folks, that is the case here with this wine. While a lot of Tempranillos are blended with other varietals, this wine is made from 100 % Tempranillo grapes which I love because you are tasting nothing else but Tempranillo. There is No Merlot or other varietal to "cut" anything. While the varietal might be a little spicy for some for me this is the varietal to beat. Our review wine is fermented in Stainless Steel vats at 77 degrees. The wine is than moved to American Oak for 4 months before heading off to be bottled. The Chief Winemaker for the wonderful Campo V Vejo is Elena Adell who happens to be a lover of Tempranillo herself and says "I adore working with Tempranillo. It's such a versatile grape. I love seeing the many different ways it can express it's character in such a diverse range of wines". From what I tasted in this Tempranillo the winery is very lucky to have Elena as their winemaker. O.K, it's time now to get to the heart of this article so you can head to the store and buy a few bottles for yourself.
Elena Adell - Winemaker At Campo Viejo |
Tempranillo Varietal |
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