Delicious. Full bodied. Good with beef.

Deep dark in color, reddish purple. The nose is simple with cassis, and dry wood aromas. In the mouth big drying tannins show up with an overall medium acidity. Candy like cherries, minerals, and light spice. Lacking in fruit, but interesting wine. Needs time in bottle to relax a bit. 3/5

Medium ruby with brownish edga. Nore filled with a bowl of ripe cherries and freshly picked strawberries covered with a light dusting of powdery clay dirt. Caramel apples are even nearby. Medium palate weight with sour cherries and strawberries and raspberries in the foreground. A drying tanic strong presence and a distant note of light chocolate. Very good Could go another few years.

This is a big wine that only really begins to show it's worth after an hour or two open. A nose that is intense and develops nicely showing at first cashew nuttiness, tar, black chocolate, dark fruits and oak, but gives way to blueberry spice, black cherry and Asian spices. Very tanninc and with an overall medium acidity, the palate is hard to break into. Chocolate, oakd, dark fruits, and with time anise, and more defined cherry, berry and more. This opens VERY nicely. 3.5/5

Excellent wine for the money. Great for the BBQ

Great for a $7.99 bottle of wine. Flavors of black cherry, chocolate and figs.

strawberry, full bodied and dry

Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon blend. Red with purple hint and with medium concentration. Creamy cherry as a primary flavour with hints of minerals and light spice. There's a touch of oaky vanilla on top of it all. Medium weight with crisp acidity, and light tannins. Really fresh and alive on the palate. Bright cherry, raspberry, with light pepper and a touch of slate. Awesome little value wine that will do great things with food. alt=3.5 c5a10t13o7=85

Heavy black pepper with red fruits. Slightly herbaceous. Very heavy tannins, light/medium body with fruit on the palate.

Tempranillo/Cabernet Sauvignon Blend Inky marroon w/light hints of purple. Rich plumy nose with a concentrated cherry component. Medium tannin and strong acid, this wine is still very tight. Flavors of cherry though the palate seems to be holding back some awesome fruit that might show more with some decanting or time in the cellar. alt-4 c5n12t15o7=88

Merlot 60% Syrah 40% 7 months French oak(new) Dark as night almost blackish read like blood. Rich nose of anise, light funk, minerals and dark fruits. High acidty with firm fine tannins. The palate shows, nuts, blueberries, blackberries, minerals, and is very intense overall. Big wine with a possible long future ahead of it. 4/5

good body. Dried fruit flavors balanced with earthy finish

Bodegas Tintoralba Almansa Crianza Plush and vibrant, with ripe blackberry fruit and generous tannins. A modern-style red with a lively character. Drink now through 2006. 5,000 cases made. –TM Score: 85 Release Price: $18 Country: Spain Region: Spain ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 90 Points - Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) "The serious, unfiltered 2000 Tintoralba Crianza spent 12 months in new French oak. A strong effort, its deep ruby/purple color is followed by aromas of vanilla, kirsch, currants, and smoke, a textured, layered mouthfeel, a savory, ripe, full-bodied finish, and a long aftertaste. Drink it over the next 4-5 years."

Deep dark purple in color with a nose of sweet raspberry and black berry followed by a hint of dusty earth. Rich and soft in the mouth the tannins are fine. Flavors of soft raspberry and mixed spices. 3.5/5

Tempranillo/Pinot Noir Blend Light in color, reddish. Nose is pure cherries with minerals though quite restrained. Light and elegant with soft tannins and a medium acidity. In the mouth the flavors are of cherries, light cinnamon, and black pepper. 3.5/5