Zestos 2008 Tempranillo-Granache Spain

Zestos? It's rather zesty if you let it breathe for at least 45 minutes. Short aeration techniques seems to fail this one. Once fully aerated it's quite good, as my sampling from the 2nd day of opening revealed. It was gone before the end of the third day. A good wine for either sipping or dinner at this point.

It's a clear, bright, garnet colored wine with not a whole lot of structure, but with some pretty big tastes. There are some big berry notes to this wine, both on the tongue and nose, but only if it breaths for 30-45 minutes before imbibing. Even an aeration device wasn't enough for fully enjoying this wine, at least for the first day. There is plenty of acidity and tannins (moderated of course) and a medium to arid dry finish that lingers long after the sip has gone. Still, there's some good balance that makes this one acceptable for either sipping (cab fans take note) and dinner.

Zestos
2008
50%Tempranillo/50% Granache
Spain
Alcohol:13% by volume
Closure: Synthetic cork