Vinos de Arganza Flavium Crianza 2005

BN#244864

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Every once in a while an unfamiliar wine region rises and demands attention. Suddenly, that region and its wines begin to wallpaper your mind like a new hit tune, so that you can't get them out of your head. Most recently, I've been hearing the song of the red wines of Bierzo. Bierzo? Absolutely. It's a small, ancient region in the northwestern corner of Castilla y León, almost on the eastern border of Galicia, which is due north of Portugal on the Atlantic coast. Most wine drinkers, I suspect, have never heard of Bierzo, but word is getting around. And if you get the opportunity to taste a good bottle, with its haunting, exotic wildflower, licorice and fruit flavors, you can't help but remember it."
From "Bierzo, a New Taste of Spain" By ERIC ASIMOV
New York Times
Wines of the Times
May 31, 2006