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Wine of the Week: Sybarus Tardana 2007

Started by Ryan Opaz · 9 months ago

rIf you’ve stayed with Catavino for long enough, it’s inevitable that you’ve heard us debate over the exact number of indigenous grapes in Iberia, and the fact that none of us are certain how many there are.  By some accounts there are approximately 400%2 ... Continue reading »

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  • Dylan

    9 months ago

    "This grape is so undistinguished that we’ve never run across Tardana, or its other two synonyms, in our 3+ of writing about Spanish wines!" What an incredibly rare grape. I really enjoy your description of the tasting notes, it sounds like a lovely wine. I'm slightly confused for what Ryan meant by the slate and sour passion fruit making it "a wine that needs further exploration." I guess he just meant that it's worth trying again; not a one-shot wine.

    Best of luck with completing your initiation into the club, that's such an ambitious number of grapes to taste.
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