Dominio Fournier, Ribera del Duero DO (Castilla y León, Spain) 2016

 The Ribera del Duero wine region of Spain looks like the plain where the rain falls in Spain from the Lerner & Loewe song in My Fair Lady.  It is actually a high plateau with elevations ranging from about 2300 feet to over 3500 feet, which ranks with some of the highest vineyards in Europe.  It is home to the Tinta del País, aka Tempranillo grape.  This Crianza from Dominio Fournier spent at least 12 months in 80 percent French and 20 percent American oak.  It is a very amiable and succulent red wine with ripe blackberry, plum fruit layered with dusty cocoa and vanilla.  Tannins are ripe and smooth making this the perfect, comforting wine to settle in with while sheltering in place.