Riberadel duero Teofilo Reyes Tinto Crianza 1997, Spain

An aged tempranillo. We did this blind and there was no way I would have said Spain. My first impressions were Hunter Valley Shiraz as it had a very dominant leather aroma with some underlying aged fruit characters. The palate was soft with acid, but it did not have the puckering tannins so prevalent in many Spanish wines, but then it was 10 years old. Not a style I like with such dominant brett and leather characters, but always interesting to try something different from the Old World wines.