Marqués de Vargas 2013 Conde de San Cristóbal (Ribera del Duero)

Country: Spain / Northern Spain
Variety: Red Blend
Winery: Marqués de Vargas / Conde de San Cristóbal

The 2013 vintage may not have been good in Spain, but this is really struggling. Green aromas are sharp and suggest vinegar. This feels hard as a pile of rocks, with herbal flavors of green tomato and rustic plum. An herbal-tasting astringent finish will win no new friends.