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It's hard to imagine a more perfect setting for growing intensely flavored Tempranillo than Bodegas Comenge's spectacular 32 hectare estate, set at 2700 feet between the slopes of Curiel de Cuero and Pesquera.
The soil is limestone, poor and rugged. The winters are harsh, the summers warm, with large temperature swings between day and night.
In the exceedingly dry 2005 vintage, the thin-skinned Tempranillo managed to reach optimal maturity with fabulous sweet fruit flavors while retaining super acid zest. The finished wine is mouthwateringly rich, but light on its feet, a fleshy Spanish racehorse.
