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I’ve had this bottle of 2004 Pago de los Capellanes Ribera del Duero hanging around for about a year, bought for a tasting group that’s no longer active.  Last week we were had a dinner that was calling out for Old World.  And I was embarrassed at how heavy on California my wine cellar is.  The thing is, working at a winery has some benefits: wine to take home, which I try to trade as much as possible, and very good discounts when visiting other wineries.  Therefore, when I go winetasting (which is fairly often) I buy or trade quite a bit.  It seems the only time I go out to buy wine from stores is for my study group, for Wine Blogging Wednesday, or to stock up on bubbly. No Italian except for dessert, a handful of French, and after this bottle, only one Spanish.  Oh, I can’t believe I’m admitting this here to you, readers and drinkers.  But I vowed to BK to get more Old World wines.  And the last time I told him I wanted to get more Oregon wine, he got me a couple!

As for this wine, it had all kinds of good info on the back label. 80% Tempranillo, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot. 5 months in French oak barrels with medium toast. Clay-calcareous soil.  It was richer than expected but quite dry.  There were mushrooms, blackberry, and pepper that went up to tickle the nose, then lingered long after. I meant to go back and retaste the next day but that somehow slipped my mind.

Gotta get to it with more.

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