Pago Lencia Toro Reserva

Trader JoesTempranillo
Written By Catherine Courtney

Pago Lencia Toro Resevera

GRAPES: 100% Tempranillo

VINTAGE: 2014

REGION: Toro, Spain

ALCOHOL PERCENTAGE: 14.5%

PRICE: $6.99

Where are my Spanish wine lovers? Tonight, I am sampling a bottle of Tempranillo from Toro, Spain, Pago Lencia Toro Reserva. I think that this is the first time that I have featured a Tempranillo on Blonde Voyage Nashville, so I am excited to share my thoughts and hear what you all think. Let’s jump into the tasting details, shall we?

TASTING NOTES:

  • Natural cork

  • Rich, ruby red color

  • Notes of dark red fruit, hints of chocolate

  • Earthiness notes throughout; would pair well with a hearty meal

  • BOLD- Make sure you decant this bottle or at least give it time to open up

  • Very dry with mild acidity

Verdict:

I was very excited to introduce this Tempranillo to the blog, but I have to say, I am not a fan. Even though I allowed the wine to open up for quite some time, I hoped it would have softened it up but it just didn’t. It’s a great price point, but too dry for this girl to enjoy. If you love bold, dry wines, you’d really enjoy this bottle and I’d recommend giving it a whirl but otherwise, this is a pass for me.

Until Next Time!

Catherine Courtney

Welcome to Blonde Voyage Nashville!

I am so excited to finally see this dream become a reality.  Between the destination restaurants, the copious amount of food photos and insanely crazy travel stories, I have decided to share my journey. 

My name is Catherine Courtney and I am a Nashville native with a penchant for culinary creativity and epic travel adventures. I'll admit... I also have a slight obsession with handbags.

Two years ago, my life changed completely.  Everything that I knew to be was completely turned upside down.  I quickly realized that time is our greatest commodity and it's not to be taken for granted. I couldn't wait for the perfect time, who knew when that would be.  I needed to take the leap and explore the world on my own.  There were so many places I wanted to go, but where would I start. 

France was always one of those places that I had romanticized.  Wandering the streets of Paris and seeing the Eiffel tower were at the top of my list. Without hesitation, I booked a two week trip to the French Rivera and Paris.  It was a journey of a lifetime.  Not only were amazing friendships cultivated, but it was on that trip that i discovered that food and travel are the embers that that keep my soul on fire. 

It wasn't until I arrived back in Nashville with my passport that I realized I had been bit. Wanderlust had completely taken over.  I already started thinking about where I wanted to go next.  It was then that I decided that it was more important to have camera full of photos and a tattered journal full of stories than anything else. My heart was overflowing.

One of my favorite quotes that resonates is from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland:

"Actually, the best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures...."

Join me as I explore near and far away places, filling my passport full of stamps and satiating my appetite with some of the most amazing cuisine the world has to offer. 

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