Wine Review - 2007 Hoya De Cadenas Reserva Privada: A Recommended Wine That We Recommend

This wine was recommended to us by one of our Twitter friends.  It was touted as being s great Spanish wine and we agree.  The wine is made by Hoya De Cadenas in Valencia, Spain and is 85% Tempranillo and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon.

In the glass it is a thin looking wine but it is not as light in colour as say a Pinot Noir but still is not deep or dark.  The real star of this wine is the elegance on the nose.  It is a great smelling wine.  It has a powerful scent but it is not at all hot due to the fact there is only 12.5% alcohol.  That is not a knock on this wine at all as this wine is bold enough to support to hold solid flavour without the heat.

On the palate there is a lot of oak and blueberries with a softness to the tannins.  The only knock is the balance falls off at the end and there is a little astringency associated with the finish which is extended.

Overall, it is a really nice wine if it had just a little more body it would be perfect.  At $22 it is a little more than we would normally spend for a Wednesday wine but it is certainly a lot more complex than a typical Tempranillo.  So bravo...

	Tasting Notes:	Score:
Sight (0-5)	Light wine and attractive in the glass. Cranberry/Ruby Red colour.	4.0
Smell (0-5)	Oak and blueberries with an elegant nose.  Really great.	4.5
Taste (0-10)	Medium bodied wine with complexity and balance.  Oak and soft tannins cheeries and blueberries are the dominant flavours.  The finish is the only downside to the flavour.	8.25
	Total:	16.0 / 20  (83.75%)

Certainly a good food wine and went well with the tapas we had for dinner.

Nice wine.

Keep on drinking!

Chris & Shannon