Cenit, Tempranillo Venta Mazarron, Castilla y Leon

This bottle was past its drinking window. There was still big fruit but the flavors were off and there was not much structure. It's a big bold wine that didn't age well. If you like the style I recommend drinking it young. In this bottle the acidity was low, the tannins were not much of a factor, it was clumsy and out of balance. Also, it should have been decanted as there was significant sediment (which is not a bad …

2005 vintage

Nice tasty dense tempranillo with oak/vanilla hints keeping this a simpler but decent qpr wine

2005 vintage

Russk 88-

2005 vintage

Day 1 - smooth and very enjoyable. Day 2 - seemed to drop off a bit.

2005 vintage

The wine is a dark garnet color. The very nice nose has black cherries, vanilla, earthy underbrush, dried herbs, and hints of dark chocolate, fresh ground espresso, and wild flowers. This has medium body with fairly solid tannins and very nice acidity. Nice spicy, earthy fruit on the palate with dried herbs, espresso, and dark chocolate adding nice depth and complexity. The finish is very tasty but a touch short. A pretty nice lower end Tempranillo that will not disappoint.

2005 vintage

Deep dark yet still clear ruby color under light. Tobacco, choclate and rememants of ripe strawberry. Lighter on tongue than expected from color. Gives old eathy feeling. Had cellared it for six years at 55 degrees.

2004 vintage

Oak is in the house & it's a little to predominant

2005 vintage

Took 25 minutes but turned silky

2003 vintage

Quite tasty. Muted, but full bodied dark fruit on the nose and palette. Amazing how this 100% temparnillo is so soft and drinkable compared to a a 2006 Panarroz from Jumilla, which is much more rustic and harsh.

2003 vintage

difficult to drink on a pnp bases. nose and flavor was hard to explain but wasn't appetizing. the second day was much better. more fruit, black cherry, plenty of tannin and a medium finish. probably would be good decanted and enjoyed with a meal. i'll probably try other wines at this price point before i buy again.

2005 vintage

A big tempranillo with smokey dark fruit aromas. On the palate there are bold flavors of dark berry reduction sauce, but not a jammy mouthfeel. Moderate tannins round this out nicely. ($15)

2005 vintage

Deep purple color. I was surprised by its deep color. First impression--very smooth, low tannin. There was a plummy, or prunish quality to taste, however, which I didn't really like. I left some in the glass and monitored smell for several hours. It really developed a nice aroma, but it is not as fruity and light as I remember. It is past the CT drinking window now by two years--could the color remain good, but the taste deteriorate? Don't know. …

2003 vintage

inky garnet hue. intriguing nose of beef jerky, spice, dark cherry, and alcohol. medium weight, integrated acidity and tannins, but the fruit is lacking. medium finish of dark berries, coffee, and meat. better in previous vintages.

2005 vintage

Must have drunk this sometime but don't remember when.

2003 vintage

Reading my own TN from three years ago I am quite impressed with its literary qualities. As I am impressed with the qualities of this wine. Noting most of the TNs are from years earlier, I am sampling in the down side of the consumption curve. Dark inky color, meaty, smoky aroma, smooth texture, dark fruit, spice, espresso, meaty texture. It is drinking very well.

2004 vintage

RUSSK GC Holiday Party at Yaffe. Club liked it

2005 vintage

There are many better

2005 vintage

Blah.

2004 vintage

Deep violet with a medium body. Nose has earth and some dark fruit. This opened slowly, but was soft and round in the mouth, with tastes of blackberry and good acidity. The finish had blackberry, pepper and some oak on a short to medium finish.

2005 vintage

Great bottle given that it is supposedly past its prime. Not much on the nose that was discernable. Tasted licorice, tobacco (or was that leather), strawberries and chocolate. Very complex and quite a surprise. Seemed to soften up as time went on.

2004 vintage

Sorry this is my last bottle of this. It has been a year since I had the penultimate, and the last bottle still delivers. The smoky flavor has subsided, but the dark fruits are still present. The heat is wearing off, too.

2005 vintage

Almost inky black and still very young. The plastic cork makes me slightly worried about the aging potential though.

2005 vintage

You simply cannot beat this wine for the price. Perfectly balanced fruit with a nice medium finish. Terroir comes through in just the right dose. Fabulous food wine...and it held up over three days! Looking at other scores I see some real low ones and also note it was a Costco wine. Low scores could be a result of spoilage by the retailer. You just don't know where and how long this wine sat before it hit the store floor. …

2005 vintage

Can't really pin this wine down. Seemed high in alcohol at first , but opened with time. Flavors seem all over the place. I'll try and narrow them down with my second bottle. Decent value and a interesting wine. Not real familiar with Spanish wines so more of a learning lesson for me.

2005 vintage

RUSSK Im loosing interst in this wine. Even after a long decant, still a bit hot and monolithic.

2005 vintage

Intriguing wine. Violet black color. Spice, bacon and tar on nose. Bacon-city and meat with a 20-30 s finisht...well integrated tannins. No fruit...all meat. Reaction from the crowd was....unusual but really good. I don't know if I would buy again but $12, not bad. gws

2005 vintage

Over the hill? The more I taste this, the more I pick up rubbing alcohol. It would seem this wine is coming apart and disintergating. Too bad as it has enough tannins to go some distance. Oh well. One left, and I will see what that does.

2005 vintage

Surprisingly medium bodied, and I could see my fingers through the wine. Not the fruit bomb I expected. Very Spanish, with red fruit, spice, and tar. Went nicely with food and even held up OK on the second day. Well done at this price point.

2005 vintage

First night this was fine - as before (90 points. But after having saved half the bottle ithe firdge ofr the next day, it came off as rather disjointed and very alcoholic on the palate.

2005 vintage

Discovering Wine : Inky purple with a nose that opens up to big scents of vanilla and also has a little violet and earth. The tastes are blueberry and blackberry with some pepper and oak. Very smooth and almost round. The finish is big with licorice and firm tannins and also has some pepper. 15% of the vines are from 100+ year old vines. This is excellent if it is given time to develop after it is poured.

2005 vintage

similar to previous notes. Great QPR.

2005 vintage

Great QPR. Mocha, white pepper, and lingering smoke.

2005 vintage

The affair is over: this wine used to be quite good; it no longer is. The fruit is distorted by some severe chemical barnyard funk. Ended up using this bottle for kalimotxos (wine & Coca Cola); not a compliment to the wine, but still better than pouring it down the drain.

2004 vintage

Three years has passed since we plonked down the lolly for this jolly wine. Wow! Was ever $11 and change e'er better spent? Whereas back in the day there was youthful angles, now there is a maturity and smoothness which makes for a rich, balanced gustatory experience. Rich, dense red color. Plenty of content: wood, smoke, bacon, berry fruit. Loved this.

2003 vintage

Dark smoky fruit and bacon. Acidity adds in for a medium heavy body. Tannins largely resolved on a medium long finish.

2004 vintage

Driniking very well; leather and barnyard earthy nose still quite present. Tanins now integrated, very smooth and pleasant with rich strawberry and anise flavors...very inviting. Popped and poured. As I recall, these were great bargains...and the last vintage using a "real"cork, where the 04's and 05's I bought used a synthetic material.

2003 vintage

garnet not much aroma. a little gastric acid. leather and pencil shavings. nice tannic structure. good acidity. black cherris. leather and spice. cheap and cheerful with an attitude. A great value.

2004 vintage

Decent wine. Some body and a little depth, but nothing great or spectacular, but decent for the money.

2004 vintage

Saturated deep garnet in color. Nose of dark fruits, esp. blackberry, smokey meat, espresso. Palate echos the dark fruits, & toasty/smokey flavors. Initially, upon opening the tannins were silky and pleasant (had /w salmon picatta-possibly all the butter and fat in the fish softened the tannins). After 1/2 hr the tannins are decidedly more firm (of course, dinner is gone too!)--glad this bottle was "lost" in the cellar all this time--I imagine the tannins would have been way out of …

2004 vintage

Decanted and let sit for a 1/2 hour. Ruby color big fruit forward, strawberries give way to licorice and spice. Nice fiinsh Good structure-excellent wine for the price.

2003 vintage

nice garnet color.a good bouquet BACON, stewed tomatoes, and blueberry. decent fruit with a hint of mocha. medium mouthfeel with gripping tannins. ok finish. good value. i liked the 03 vintage a little better(a bit more fruit).

2004 vintage

Hints of strawberries, sleek finish, excellent QPR

2004 vintage

This wine has great QPR. Not an overly complex wine but very good front to back.

2004 vintage

simple nose with hint of black fruit and bacon. teeth-drying, crazy tannins. medium length finish

2004 vintage

Pretty good wine. A bit simple on nose, but more deep, complex and earthy pallet. Not overly complex, but deep fruit with some earth back pallet. Lasted for almost a week in an open bottle!

2004 vintage

dark ruby color. hints of vanilla, blackberry, nail polish on the nose. dark cherries, tobacco, violet, menthol and licorice on the palate. decent finish w/medium tannins. good value wine.

2003 vintage

nose- bacon and smoke, full stop. mouth - smoky, and cured ham mainly, but the fruit, after 4-5 hours open, does start to come around. Also still very tannic. I wonder if with additional bottle age this will become more balanced. Currently its like bacon bits in a glass. Totally unbalanced bacon after initial opening, almost shockingly so. -- tried again after 24 hrs. a lot of the smoke has blown off and overall is better integrated. overall very very …

2004 vintage

Popped/poured. Smoky bacon with an undercurrent of sauna-style oak on the nose, carrying to the palate where it's met by coffee flavors and some good structure in the form of acidity and lingering tannins. Medium length finish lacks a smoothness, otherwise this would easily eclipse 90 pts. Perhaps it will get there after some add'l time open. Very good QPR.

2004 vintage

bright ruby colored with sweet cherries, strawberries and red licorice on the nose. this has really softened and it has dusty tannins, medium body and acid with sweet rasberries, oak and coffee on the finish. nice qpr 100% tempranillo.

2004 vintage

Nose has good fruit, maybe strawberry scent and a slight sense of bacon. Mouth feel is very nice, no tartness or bitterness at all. The palate gives off dark fruits, oak, bacon carries through and an earthiness, has a nice long finish, tannins exert themselves on the back end. A very good QPR.

2004 vintage

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