Twisted Oak Spaniard and Friends

Tasting notes & discussion 85

Typically $35 - $59/bottle from Twisted Oak Winery
Vintage 2018 from the Sierra Foothills
Available for AZ; CA; CO; DC; FL; IA; ID; IL; KS; MI; MN; MO; MS; MT; NC; ND; NH; NV; NY; OR; TX; VA; WA; WI; WY
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About Twisted Oak Winery: “Whatever the formula Jeff & Mary have devised for Twisted Oak, it has been validated by the hundreds of consumers that buy us out of wine each and every year. Twisted Oak Winery has also received accolades by publications and competitions which have graced us with many scores of 90 or above. We think the Wine Enthusiast put it best “The gang at Twisted Oak Winery are taking winemaking in this area to the next level…” Cheers! And always, keep it Twisted! Twisted Oak Winery!”

Twisted’s Revenge

TASTING NOTES:
Garnacha - “…with floral aromas of raspberry and cherry; and spicy flavors of tart strong fruit - maybe even that funny pepper candy you used to think was yucky - finishing with impressions of 10W30 oil. Whoops, I guess we wandered into the hardware department, but I think you get the idea…” (AbV 14.4%)

Graciano - “It may be Graciano but it’s not a boxer and it ain’t Italian either. Still, you’ll find punchy aromas of plums, blackberries and jam with a wallop of dried spicy characters. Then a powerful jab of deep sweet blackberries and a one-two finish with dried herbs and spices.“ (AbV 14.5%)

Tempranillo - “Tempranillo! Ten years ago you couldn’t even say ‘Tem-prah-NEE-yoh’ and now, you - ladies and gentlemen - from what was only an inarticulate mass of Cab-swirling tissue, I give you a Cultured, Sophisticated Tempranillo lover about town!” (AbV 14.5%)

The Spaniard - “A Rioja-style blend of Tempranillo, Graciano, Garnacha. We have quite a hodgepodge of tasting notes for The Spaniard, so rather than wrap a narrative of questionable cleverness around them, we’re just going to throw them right at you: ‘Cherry Black Currant bomb’ ‘Cedar cherry tobacky’ ‘Great gams’ (gams?) ‘Fruitalicious’” (AbV 14.6%)

VARIETALS: The singles are all 100%, The Spaniard is 60% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano, 30% Garnacha.

PAIRS WITH: Specifics for most in the full specs of the discussion.

THAT REMINDS ME OF: Twister’s Revenge! Never heard of it? Probably for the best. It was a direct-to-video movie from 1988. There’s a fancy monster truck called Mr. Twister that has an AI computer aboard. For some reason. Three criminals try to hijack it. The movie is supposed to be a comedy. It isn’t very funny.

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