Campellares 2007 Rioja
Buying a house is a lengthy, tedious, soul-sucking process. Not that I haven’t felt like drinking wine; I’ve just been spending every free moment crusing real estate sites. But now, there is light at the end of the tunnel! And so I’m catching up on reviewing all of the wines that have helped us through the process.
The most recent bottle was a 2007 Spanish Rioja–at $9.99, it was one of our neighborhood wine store’s featured bottles. It is 100% Tempranillo grapes, from La Rioja Alta region. Being on the lighter side of reds, we decided to pair it with a bowl of chicken enchilada soup after a long day of skiing.
I’m not sure if this is a wine that would age well or not, but my instict was that it was too young. It wasn’t as smooth as I would like, and the sharpness overwhelmed the taste of the fruit. This was an okay wine, it was drinkable, but not anything I would jump to buy again.
The bottom line: I wouldn’t bother.
