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Kopke
2013
Douro
Reserva
($20)

Dominio
Dostares
2015 Vino
de la Tierra
de Castilla y
León Cumal
Prieto Picudo
($45)

ACIDITY

Follow the Duero River into Portugal and you enter the steep schist canyon of the Douro. It's hot here, even as the schist soils help sustain acidity in the grapes, as demonstrated in the region's famously dense, dark,
ripe and balanced Port wines. It's clear in the table wines, too: The Kopke,
a blend of tempranillo with local varieties such as touriga nacional and
touriga franca, parallels the Ribera del Duero in its tense acidity and
power. * That acidity can connect you with another region of Spain, León.
Have you heard of prieto picudo? It grows in a forgotten corner of León.
The Cumal's intense color, along with the tannins and acidity of a
mountain-grown wine, offers parallels to richer wines of Rioja Alta.
So, if you are a fan of the style of Roda, you may find a
new love in León.

Garage Wine
Co. 2013
Truquilemu
Lot 47
Carignan
Field Blend
($33)

TANNINS,TANNINS,TANNINS
Arnaldo
Caprai
2011
Montefalco
25 Anni
($99)

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WINE & SPIRITS

After the shock of tannins of a prototypical Toro, if you want to delve further into
that kind of textural richness, you can find it in an old-vine carignan from the
dry-farmed vineyards of Maule, in the south of Chile. Garage Wine's field blend
of carignan from Truquilemu presents the earthy and voluptuous side of the
grape, from a region where it tends to produce wild, rustic reds, ideal for the
spicy sausages people eat in the area. * But if you decide on a more extreme
adventure, head to Montefalco, in Italy's Umbria, the land of one of the most
tannic grapes on earth: sagrantino. While the grape is often blended with other
varieties to soften its impact, Arnaldo Caprai makes 25 Anni from 100 percent
sagrantino. Its tannins seem to form a wall, impenetrable and thick. Bring on
whatever you want: roast beef, grilled lamb or pork sausage. This little Italian
monster can take on all of that and more.

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