WineXpert Interesting comparison....

sideways2 · Apr 28, 2015

So...I stumbled upon a bottle of Anciano 7 Year Tempranillo...picked it up out of province at a super good sale price...$8.95 compared to $15.99 locally...

I decided to crack open a bottle of my one year old World Vineyard Spanish Tempranillo for comparison...

A couple of things off the bat...body is very close...wine legs are very similar...

Smell...Anciano has more oak up front...WV has slighty more fruit\candied smell to it...less oak up front...

Taste...hot damn do I like a Tempranillo LOL!!!

They are very close indeed...in fact I'm guessing if I had made the Selection with grape skins it would have been closer yet!!

In all honesty...didn't think it would be that close or as close as it was...maybe it's just the way Tempranillo is???

sideways2 · Apr 28, 2015

Left the glasses the way they were...hour and a half later...smell is getting closer...the Anciano has a smoother texture...

My wife...not a wine person at all...had her smell and a small taste...she thought they were the same wine in both glasses...again...she's not a wine person LOL!!

I can definitely taste the difference although not to pick out a price point...

I wouldn't complain not getting that final 5%...heck...even that final 10%!!

roger80465 · Apr 29, 2015

One of my favorite wine kits is the Selection Temperanillo with grape skins. After a year or so, it is amazing. I agree, temperanillo is an outstanding grape.

wineh · Apr 29, 2015

Heads up guys: Last Saturday my retailer informed me that WE is discontinuing the Selection Spanish Tempranillo with grapeskins. (Same as your retailer Sideways 2)