The Spanish Quarter, Costers del Segre (Catalonia, Spain) Cabernet Sauvignon/Tempranillo 2006

($12, Codorniu USA): Olivia Salas, the energetic young winemaker for The Spanish Quarter wines, blends Spain’s signature grape, Tempranillo, with Cabernet Sauvignon (5%) to achieve this soft, ‘easy to drink’ red.  Despite the seeming large proportion of Cabernet, it doesn’t dominate or mask the brightness imparted by Tempranillo. 86 Michael Apstein Mar 4, 2008