Spanish Wines

Based on a conglomeration of various wine rating charts around the web, these aspects were chosen for our rating system:
- color depth and hue
- aroma nose (1=oxidized, 3= acceptable, 5=intriguing)
- aroma intensity (1=light, can only smell with nose in the glass, 5=pronounced, can smell when held at shoulder level)
- balance (5=perfectly balanced among fruit, tannin, acidity, sugar, alcohol, delicacy, and structure)
- complexity (1=simple, 3=interesting, 5=dynamic with many flavors)
- finish (1=none, 2=short/bitter, 3=medium, 4=long, 5=long with delicious aftertaste)

A. Muga Rioja Rose 2010 - more info
Appearance: light rose
Nose: 3.5
Intensity:2
Balance: 3
Complexity: 3.5
Finish: 3.5
Comments: Clean and crisp, a bit spicy; I, personally, became obsessed with this wine... it's one of the best roses I've had.

B. Savory & James Amontillado Medium Sherry - more info
Appearance: medium golden brown
Nose: 5
Intensity: 4
Balance: 2
Complexity: 5
Finish: 5
Comments: 20% alcohol! Like whiskey, flavors of maple, mocha, and chocolate.

C. Celler Piñol Terra Alta Nuestra Senora del Portal 2009 - more info
Appearance: Yep, it's white.
Nose: 3
Intensity: 1.5
Balance: 3
Complexity: 2
Finish: 2
Comments: Strange finish, acidic, more flavor with finish than sip, mild, good dinner wine.

D. Tapeña Verdejo 2009 - more info
Appearance: Also white. (We didn't get very creative with the whites.)
Nose: 4
Intensity: 2 
Balance: 4
Complexity: 3 
Finish: 3.7
Comments: Smooth, mellow, but not mild, summer wine, good, drinkable, very enjoyable all around.

E. Arroyo de la Vega Verdejo 2009 - more info
Appearance: White. (No sh*t!)
Nose: 2 
Intensity: 2.35
Balance: 3.89 
Complexity: 2.97
Finish: 2.83
Comments: Obviously we couldn't all agree on ratings for this one. Slightly acidic, "meh," standard issue table wine.

F. Dominio de Eguren Protocolo Tinto Vino de la Tierra Castilla 2009 - more info
Appearance: Very dark red, almost black
Nose: 4
Intensity: 4
Balance: 3.5
Complexity: 4
Finish: 4.8
Comments: MUST let it breathe. When we first opened it, it smelled very much like vinegar. Goes well with chocolate cake, not as smooth, but has "zing," initial bite.

G. Red Guitar Navarra Old Vine Tempranillo Garnacha 2008 - more info
Appearance: deep red
Nose: 4
Intensity: 3
Balance: 4
Complexity:  3
Finish: 3.95
Comments: Nice, like the bottle, festive (we did this one last, can you tell?), probably good with steak. Very drinkable red.