Not too long ago, I posted notes on the '98 Condado de Haza during which I remarked that I found two bottles of the '98 Pesquera alongside it with no notations in my database. Last night, in an effort to find a wine suitable for braised shoulder of lamb Mediterranean style[1], I opened one of the Pesqueras:
nose: initially reticent, upon aeration showing some pencil lead and plummy fruit
palate: medium-full body, plenty of acid, silky tannins, deep fruit, pencil lead, harmonious
This is still a young wine with very little secondary or tertiary aromas yet apparent. It proved to be a very good match with the spicy lamb, and bore more than a passing resemblance to a young Bordeaux (didn't someone make that comparison before me? :P)
Mark Lipton
[1] A spur of the moment creation of mine. Recipe available on request.