The third wine of the day was the Palacio del Burgo Rioja Reserva 2008 from Rioja, Spain. This was the first red of the tasting and was priced originally at $20, but at a sale price of $13.95.
The Vintage Cellar listed the following review by Stephen Tanzer:
"85% Tempranillo, 10% Garnacha and 5% Mazuelo: Bright ruby. Spicy red fruits and coconut on the nose and palate. Fleshy and sweet in the middle, then nicely energetic in the finish, showing good punch."
The very first thing that came to mind when this was poured for me was some major coconut oil scents. It reminded me of the smell of a pan after frying something in coconut oil and it was strong. I also noticed scents of black pepper on the nose. For the tasting, I immediately noted that this was a dry red wine. It gave me a very dusty feel on the mouth and really dried my mouth out as I swished it around. After getting past my dislike for the feel, I found that this wine was pretty hot on the taste and appeared to have a strong presence of alcohol. There was little fruit flavor that came through the heat, which I noted to be a dark cherry taste.
Overall, this was definitely not my cup of tea. It was dry, hot and had little traces of fruit and sweetness (all things that I don't enjoy in a wine). While I know that I didn't enjoy it because of my personal preferences, I have to note that it scored pretty well on almost every review I found online.
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