There are some awesome wines out there that are so rich and flavorful that they're almost beyond description. Then there are good wines that you can drink almost anytime and they won't break the bank. Marques de Caza's 2007 Tempranillo is one of these latter wines. When we bought this wine at Jones Liquor, Mike Jones told us it was an okay Tempranillo. Not bad, but nothing particularly special. After opening it up today I found he was once again right. That's not to say the Marques is a bad wine, it just doesn't pack any wow factor. However, at $11 a bottle its easily an everyday wine if you're a fan of Tempranillo's.
The Marques has an exceedingly fruity nose with loads of raspberry and currant. As the wine breathed and opened the nose developed a bit more bite and the fruit notes became a touch muted. The oxidation process didn't do much to dampen the lively fruit this wine packs on the palate though. Ripe red berries dominate the palate, and there is just a spice towards the back of the palate. The Marques has a mineral and spice finish that hits quickly, but then lingers for a bit. All in all its a solid Tempranillo.
We opened this bottle up to go with so left over Rudy's BBQ brisket that we heated up for lunch. The fruit and spice in the wine went really well with the smoke and spice rub on the brisket. This wine was made for roasted red meats, and though its smoked, the brisket fit that bill well. The fruit and spice also played well with the rich and spicy bbq sauce.
This is a good everyday drinking wine that is easily drinkable. We picked it up at Jones liquor here in Brownsville
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