Wine Lovers' Page: Vina Alarba 1996 Calatayud

Today's Wine Tasting Note

Viña Alarba 1996 Calatayud ($5.99)
In these wine-inflationary times, it's a rare thing to find a wine of decent quality for $6; but this hearty red from Aragon in Northeastern Spain certainly fills the bill. Very dark garnet in color, it offers up ripe cherry-berry fruit and spicy oak aromas with an earthy hint of "tree bark." Simple, fresh and juicy fruit flavors are framed by tart acidity. There's little complexity here, but it's a good quaff and a good food wine, and an excellent value. U.S. importer: Cutting Edge Selections Inc., Cincinnati. (April 13, 1998)

FOOD MATCH: Fine with peppery roast beef.

Previous day's wine note

All my wine-tasting reports are consumer-oriented. In order to maintain objectivity and avoid conflicts of interest, I purchase all the wines I rate at my own expense in retail stores.

Back to Current Tasting Notes Page

Talk about wine | Ask wine question | Wine Lovers' Page

Web-weaving by Cliffwood Organic Works