Curran 2021 Tempranillo   

2021 Curran Tempranillo, Santa Barbara County

San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91+ Points

Although California Tempranillos often disappoint, this one is a charmer. The nose is a quietly rich, focused medley of red currant, dried raspberry, strawberry galette, grenadine, mace, hazelnut and quietly earthy scents. It is medium-bodied and gently piquant in the mouth and offers a firming note of tannin in support of red apple skin, red currant, strawberry cobbler, grenadine and mace flavors. Everything lingers, and the wine is elegantly styled for dinner service. This one seems an especially fine match for a crusted pork roast or sausage pilaf. Less than 400 cases produced.