Extraño Vino

Les Alcusses
Valencia, Espana, 2003
$12.99
Shane’s Notes

This one had been sitting on our wine rack for awhile. I finally mentioned to Jen that Parker gave it a 92 and it got bumped up in the queue. The aroma is reminiscent of a French Bordeaux – spicy, cedary, tobacco and rotting violets. An initial sip revealed a very closed wine. We let it sit for about a half an hour and tried it again. Most of the “rotting” flavor had disappeared. Now it only tasted like decaying violets – it is not very complex and the flavor is just damn bizarre. The tannins are also a bit harsh. Maybe it just needs a few years of bottle age.