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Fox Gordon Tempranillo 2013 - a recent $9.90 VM purchase. For something a little different, who better that a product from the gals. I am reading from the back label and making an odd comment, but suffice to say, this is very good.
It says it's made in the Spanish style of long and slow maturation - hands up if you knew that- and has spent 18 months in oak. Well that oak must be 100 used French as the timber does not detract from the fruit one iota in this beauty. It says aromas of red fruit - I certainly get great cherry aromas, and since we have been buying a few from Woolworths recently, my olfactory senses are very primed. Aromas of cashew and nougat - hmm, does it really matter, I can't get any of those. It smells good, and that's what matters.
Onto the prose about palate - red fruits, bright and full with a hint of marzipan. I reckon it is beautifully weighted at a medium -medium, and leaves a nice long lasting flavour. Tannins, ever so slightly with a small lip smacking ending, but that ending has you wanting more. The wine is not too sweet, less so than one of those barossan fruities.
Having not had too many Tempys in my day, the last being a Brandy Creek version of it at least 7 years ago, this is simply beautiful. Easy to drink, showing finesse with a bit of complexity, you get the odd taste of chocolate but what I really like about this wine is the experience. plus I have 11 more.
When you have a stab at a much less known variant to vary your taste enjoyment, you get such an immense sense of gratitude when the damn thing delivers. There is such a high level of expectation going in that you wonder whether the new wine will reach it. For Pete's sake, it costs a tenner, money back guaranteed as well, yet it still excites. Tantalising the senses evoking flavours that are not so common is part of this journey we share. That's what this wine game is all about isn't it.....this wine is very good, and over the course of a couple of hours, just gets better and better. Pedigree got me here with this Fox Gordon. Buen Beber !