I am currently looking for summer. I read a funny comic last week that said “The first person to complain about how hot is is this summer gets a punch in the throat”. People get a little emotional waiting this long for summer.
I started looking for summer in the Spanish aisle of the LCBO.
My brother-in-Spain says that a good Spanish Rioja tastes like a hot, dry summer. When we opened this one I got a little emotional. Maybe I miss my brother? Maybe it’s the absurdly cruel long winter that really got me? Maybe I got a piece of cork in my contact? Whatever it was, I did get a little teary at how much this wine reminded me of a hot, dry Spanish summer.
CAMPO VIEJO RIOJA TEMPRANILLO
LCBO 342006 |Price $ 14.40
Dark plum and cherry fruits with a dryness that persisted on my palate [evoking the emotional response I referred to earlier]