This is light/medium-bodied and all about the plums and bluberries, plums on the nose, plums on the palate, lovely purity and balance, a little tannin on the finish and some sweetness. Nothing to do with Rioja or Ribera, this is a different world.... blind I would have actually pegged this as Northern Italy, or perhaps even an Aglianico. Not a wine for lovers of big concentrated wines, but as I said and it bears repeating, really lovely purity and balance - not what you expect for £5.99!
And it manages to have a very singular personality without being in any way eccentric. Run-of-the-mill supermarket swill this most definitely is not. So a really really interesting wine, and right now it is at an absolute killer price. If you're looking for a beautiful unusual expressive upmarket wine for a posh occasion, don't ignore this because it is £5.99, it's a far better wine than that price tag suggests. And whilst it is open for business when you first pull the cork, it improves significantly over the next couple of hours.
The coolest label as well.
Carta Roja Gran Reserva 2004 £5.99 on offer, 8.5/10 Sainsburys.
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