Oscars, Mole and Wine

We had some friends over for Oscar evening. We decided to make wild turkey with mole sauce, chile rellanos and plantain rice. Let me digress for a moment. Making mole sauce is not a trivial thing, the last time we made it, it delayed our dinner by 3 hours so this time we were prepared and made the sauce the day before, but it did take the better part of the day, not to mention getting all the ingredients.
What better wine to pair this dinner with than with something from Spain. We'd been saving this 1991 Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva wine for a special occasion. We have had the Viña Tondonia and Viña Bosconia Reserva and have totally loved the wines but this was our first taste of the Gran Reserva. It did not disappoint and went so well with the dinner. For a wine that is now approaching it's 25th year, it was still bright, with red cherry and spices. Our friends brought another wine from Spain that evening and it is so unsual and special that I am saving it for it's own blogpost, so stay tuned.