2009 Gramercy Cellars Tempranillo Inigo Montoya

Community Tasting Notes (40) Avg Score: 90.5 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View norsktorsk's profile
  • Report Issue

  11/8/2023 - norsktorsk wrote: 89 Points

  one of the more difficult wines to enjoy. there was a dill nose. we shall see what happens with a day of air.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View GrapeScott's profile
  • Report Issue

  3/12/2022 - GrapeScott wrote: 82 Points

  You kill my father, prepare to die. I just watched The Princess Bride for like the 1000th time and this seemed the perfect wine for the occasion. I've loved Gramercy's syrahs, but haven't had much experience with their other wines, save their excellent rose and serviceable cabs. New World tempranillo hasn't really shown much enduring success, and while the jury may still be out on this one, the early verdict is not promising. The nose is loaded with vanilla and dill, the calling card of American oak. While I get that this is what works in Rioja, it seems heavy-handed here, and overpowers the character of the wine, which barely speaks of tempranillo. I was hoping this would mellow by day 2, but it actually became more pronounced, and made it hard to assess the underlying wine. Ripe, kirsch-like fruit, coconut, and black raspberry. Smooth tannins on the finish, but this is not my cup of tea.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View rustyRudy's profile
  • Report Issue

  8/11/2021 - rustyRudy wrote: 86 Points

  6 of 6 beach Tempranillo tasting fairly dimly and did have earthiness in addition to the dark fruits but had trouble competing

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View andrewdodd86's profile
  • Report Issue

  8/10/2021 - andrewdodd86 wrote: flawed

  Beach 2021; 8/7/2021-8/14/2021 (Kiawah Island, SC): NR over the hill? Bad bottle? #6/6

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View spidersva's profile
  • Report Issue

  1/29/2018 - spidersva Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Yeah, it was really good. Subtle and yum-eee.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

View all 40 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.