The Winery: Protocolo
The Wine: 2006 Tinto
The Cost: $7.99 at Central Market
Protocolo is one of the lines from Dominio De Eguren. The winery, founded in 1870, is located in Northern Spain.
The wine was stopped with a synthetic cork, and was decanted about one hour before tasting. The wine is made from 1oo% Tempranillo grapes.
The wine is a deep purple color with aromas of molasses, pepper and berry, with a fairly pungent alcohol aroma.
This tastes salty. I don't recall ever encountering a salty wine before. Besides salt, the wine has flavors of cherry and berry with a pepper finish.
The wine is not bad. Actually, it's pretty good Especially for the price. I'm just perplexed by the salty flavor. It is unexpected and adds an interesting depth to the wine.
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