Bodegas y Viñedos Tábula 2009 Damana Crianza (Ribera del Duero)

Country: Spain / Damana Crianza
Variety: Tempranillo Northern Spain
Winery: Bodegas y Viñedos Tábula / Ribera del Duero

This big, dark, rubbery smelling Ribera wine is rugged and pushy, with mild volatility on the nose along with a whiff of spent coffee grinds. A clampy, bullish palate with rock-hard tannins sets up rubbery black-fruit flavors in front of a rough and tumble finish. Overall this is very good but hard and tannic. Hold for a year then drink through 2020.