This week we continue visiting Spain through a fantastic wine I recently tasted. The wine is a fabulous 2003 Dehesa La Granja made by Alejandro Fernandez of Bodegas y Viñedos Fernández Rivera in the Castilla y León region of Spain.

In 1998, Alejandro and his wife Esperanza acquired the historic "La Granja"estate: 1800 acres of south facing hillsides along the Guareña River with enormous hand-carved 18th century cellars.

2003 is the first vintage made entirely from estate vines, 100% Tempranillo from the Pesquera clones. Purity of fruit accompanies generous texture and weight, with excellent balance and expression enhanced by two years in bottle prior to release.

This fantastic 100% Tempranillo scored 90 points in the Wine Advocate. Here is what they said: "The 2003 Dehesa la Granja offers an attractive bouquet of smoke, mocha, coffee, and blackberry. This is followed by a structured, ripe, and concentrated wine with several years of aging potential. It reveals some of the compression of the hot vintage conditions but should provide pleasure between 2011 and 2023."

Following our (new) tradition of bringing world-class wines at ridiculously low prices for your enjoyment we are featuring this wine (until our limited stock evaporates) at the following prices:

Bottle $38 - Glass $10

Hope you have a chance to try it and enjoy it!