2007 Calaveras County The Spaniard
A wine that will leave you mostly dead? How can you resist?
$49.00 Regular Price / $39.20 Twisted Few Price
Chairman's Award, Riverside International Wine Competition!
Double Gold, San Francisco International Wine Competition!
Gold Medal, Calaveras Wine Competition!
"Flying Squirrel Heart! 102.02 points!" - Hardy on Dirty South Wine (see the video review here!)
Made at Twisted Oak by Winemakers Of Unusual Size; this swash-buckling Calaveras blend is so big you'll need six fingers to hold the glass. It's inconceivable that one could resist the aromas of black currants and clove spices, the flavors of blueberries and plums and tannins as big as Fezzik himself. This wine will certainly leave you mostly dead. Share it with your special buttercup, a gentle giant, or the entire Kingdom… as you wish.
73% of customers that bought this wine also know that 64% of all statistics are completely made up, so they also bought the 2007 Petite Sirah just because it seemed like a good idea at the time.
Wine Specs
| Vintage | 2007 |
| Varietal | Red Spanish Blend |
| Vineyard Designation | Twisted Oak |
| Aging | 19 months in new and used French and American Oak |
| Alcohol % | 14.4% |
| Wine Enthusiast | 93 |
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
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 Sweet Tart" "Leather berry berry" "Oakberry pepper" "Great gams" (gams?) "Fruitalicious" "Way better than beer" "A great [Italian] red" (that was one confused taster, and we won't repeat the inappropriate ethnic characterization that rhymes with Winnebago.) Our favorite: "It's turtles all the way down!" OK, so that last one is maybe too hip for the room (you can read about it on Wikipedia) - we're pretty sure he was referring to the long finish!
Awards
Chairman's Award, Riverside International Wine Competition!
Double Gold, San Francisco International Wine Competition!
Gold Medal, Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition!
Gold Medal, Calaveras Wine Competition!
93 Points, Wine Enthusiast!
Vineyard Notes
All Twisted Oak Vineyards!
20% Tempranillo, Sheep Shack Vineyard,
44% Tempranillo, Spaniard block,
20% Graciano, Willow block,
16% Garnacha, Oruga and Colina Roja blocks
Food Pairing Notes
If you don't ever drink this with lamb, you're not livin' right!! OK, beef is fine too!
Other Notes
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Product Reviews
baconator
(Jul 15, 2010 at 10:54 AM)
Ten minutes later, the six fingered quest returned and demanded a glass. I refused. While I was not looking, he grabbed the bottle. Without a word, the six-fingered man drank through the bottle. I loved my bottle, so naturally I challenged its drinker to a duel. I fail. Six-fingered man leave me alive. But he give me this. (points to recycled bottle)
When I was a-sober enough, I dedicated my life to the study of drinking, so the next time we meet, I will not fail. I will go up to the six-fingered man and say, "Hello. My name is Bacon Ator. You drank my bottle. Prepare to die."
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NY Pete
too buzzed to remember the particulars but ... the twisted oak tradition continues ... still a baby so give it some time in a decanter ... 2 thumbs up!(Dec 9, 2009 at 5:02 PM)