Return to the Aldi Wine Tour

This evening we return to the Aldi Spanish wine tour with a 2011 Conde Roble Rioja Reserva. Pungent and raw, this selection displays a strong constitution. It pairs well with grilled red meats, roasted lamb and chicken and hard cheeses. Intense red fruit flavors of black currant and cherry are complemented with a heady suggestion of old oak casks nested in stone barns on the northern Spanish plains. $6.99 Aldi.

The Aldi Spanish Tour Continues

The Aldi Spanish tour continues tonight with the Viña Fuerte Tempranillo, a semi-dry red hailing from the quixotic district of La Mancha. It is a succulent wine with flavors of black cherry and plum and is complimented by nuances of clove and spice...... This wine does not need to chambré. $6.99.

The Aldi Spanish Wine Tour Begins

The Aldi Spanish wine tour begins. Tonight we will be sampling the 2013 Minarete Ribera del Duero. This is a complex dry to semi-dry red with hints of fruit and black cherry flavors and aromas with a hint of cocoa...(?) This is a potent young Roble and should be let to chambré for at least 20 minutes. $6.99.