Our holiday spirits are so high right now! We are still enjoying gifts and making every night special by eating good food and drinking great wine. I saved this @marquesderiscal_usa Reserva 2013 specifically to enjoy over the holiday. This was one of the first producers I became familiar with when I started learning about wine. The Spanish grape variety, tempranillo, was intriguing and I found their labels beautiful so I started with them!

Now I have a chance to give them some more praise because they scored an amazing 94 points at the 2019 Ultimate Wine Challenge held by @ultimatebeveragechallenge 💥 Judges describe its characteristics as dried blackberry, tar and dry rose. A soft and dusty tannic structure plays nicely with the balsamic macerated strawberry flavors, underpinned with dried herbs and a final toasty note on the finish.

What a beautiful wine and so grateful for the memories! 💗