Archive for September, 2006
Cosme Palacio y Hermanos 2002
I have walked past this wine a hundred times and dismissed it. I missed the 01 and I've always thought I'd try the 03, a much better vintage in Rioja. After all how good can this be for $25, I can't be missing out on much surely? As it is turns out quite good. I [...]
Stella Bella Tempranillo 2004
I've been meaning to get a bottle of this wine for some time now, it won a gold medal at the World International Tempranillo Competition 2005 and had a few wine writers bellowing about the future of Tempranillo in Margaret River. Now I've had a taste I can see why, it is the most compelling [...]
Yalumba Hand Picked Tempranillo + Grenache + Viognier 2005
Ok, it is quite an odd blend. Who would think of adding Viognier to Tempranillo and a little Grenache? I wouldn't, but the folks at Yalumba have and I think they may be onto a good thing. Your not going to see mass planting of Viognier all over Spain as a result, but it makes [...]
Bodegas Roda Roda Reserva 2002
I have been eagerly awaiting the release of the 2002 Roda wines. Sure, 02 wasn't the best vintage in Rioja, but I've had some very handy wines from this vintage and it goes to show what good vineyard management and some wine making smarts can do to produce a good wine in even the poorest [...]
Bodegas Castano Gran Decarada Monastrell 2004
Monastrell has an animal/gamey quality that people either love or hate. This one has a little bit of it, but much more restrained and is more about ripe fruit and tannin than many of the other monastrells that I have had I a look at. Bodegas Castano are one of the big names in Yecla, so [...]
Palacios de Bornos Verdejo 2005
Spring is just starting in Melbourne, so its warm enough to get stuck into some white wine and really enjoy it in the sunshine. This is the first wine from Rueda that I have reviewed so far, but if this one is anything to go by there will be many more with summer coming. Rueda [...]
Alto Moncayo 2003
The last in my Garnacha trio from Campo de Borja, and I have saved the best for last. This is the mid level wine from this bodega, the top flight Aquilon was not made in 2003. A slight step up in price from the Veraton, this wine drinks like it has seem a lot more work [...]
Alto Moncayo Veraton 2003
Wine number two in the Garnacha Trilogy. Alto Monayo produce 3 levels of wines, this is the first rung on the ladder. The venture is the brainchild of Jorge Ordonez who has Chris Ringland doing the wine making. Again the wine is 100% Garnacha, there doesn't appear to be a lot of oak treatment on this one. [...]
Borsao Tres Picos 2004
This is the first of three wines I tried over the weekend from Campo de Borja. All three are Garnacha, the leading grape from this region. From the stats I have it looks like most of the wines from Campo de Borja head out of Spain to the US, Parker is a big fan of [...]
Valcorso Cultivo Ecologico Monastrell 2005
Like most wine growing areas in the world, Spain has a number of producers that are looking towards the use of organic principles in the vineyard and winery. This is one of the many organic or Cultivo Ecologico wines getting around. From the small about of press I have on it, the vines used for [...]
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