Diego Spinoglio Tannat 2021

Quite dry to the palatte and not full bodied but has something different to many South America wines

Lovely wine. £16 offer price is fair. Not sure I’d pay the £24 “market price” though.

Arrived 3 days ago but didn't get round to posting here. My wine rack is pretty full but I wanted to take advantage of the sale, so I decided to splash out on 6 more expensive bottles, that could get a small case over the £100 free delivery threshold. All but one of these I'll be trying for the first time:

Terrafusa Civetta 2019
Demoiselles de Puyblanquet St Emilion Grand Cru 2020
Camille Cayran Chateauneuf du Pape Organic 2021
Olivier Cazenave Pomerol 2021
Simpsons of Servian Sparkling Syrah 2022
Diego Spinoglio Tannat 2021

Denis Crespo's CDP is the only one I've tried a previous vintage of, which was spectacular. Bordeaux wines are hit and miss with me but this seemed an opportunity to try a couple at a more reasonable price. I've only had a couple of Uruguayan wines before, and was impressed by both, so looking forward to trying my first from Naked. The Terrsafusa Civetta sounds so unusual I just had to try it and I've only tried sparkling red once and loved it, so the Simpsons one should be a hit.

I didn't get what I expected from this which was disappointing for the price. There was a hint at a lovely flavour but it didn't reach any real depth for me.

Not a pleasant nose, slightly corky. Lacks fruit , harsh.

Classy, subtle and great with steak

Having already tried Diego's Tierra Alta Reserva, a Merlot Tannat blend which was an instant hit, I was very keen to taste its big brother.

First thing to note is I regard both wines as being reasonably priced. My rating for this one purely reflects that I believe it's very young. I had the bottle open for several days and tasted it regularly with various dishes. However, the tannins wouldn't soften enough for my palate. As such, I didn't make many notes, though it certainly has the makings of being a great wine.

So yes I'd buy it again, but purely to lay down.
In the meantime I have plenty of the Tierra Alta to keep me very happy!

A new favourite wine from one of my favourite countries to visit, definitely worth decanting an hour before drinking whilst preparing the barbecue. Beautiful and will definitely be ordering more!

Very full bodied, you could stand on it!