Archive for October, 2006
La Guita Manzanilla
Sorry for the shoddy label on this one, there is a bit of string that goes under the label for some reason. Anyway, this is a very popular manzanilla in Spain, either that or the people who market it are very good, as it has been in the mini bar of just about every hotel [...]
La Goya Manzanilla Pasada
I was reading GW's review of some sherry from Rutherglen over the weekend when I realised that I've only got one post on sherry so far. Very embarrassing. So, to rectify the situation a picked up a couple of stubbies of Manzanilla, this is the first. For the uninitiated, Manzanilla is a style of [...]
Segura Viudas Brut Vintage 2001
Segura Viudas is one of the many brands of the massive Fleixenet cava house. They seem to focus on Macabeo and Parellada for their traditional house style, with a range of newer wines that feature Xarel·lo. They also have a range of still wines, that I don't think are out here as yet. The Brut [...]
Castro Martin Albariño 2005
Its been a while since I've had an albarino, now is the perfect time to start getting stuck in. I still haven't seen a lot of Australian albarino yet, I hear its going in all over the place. Light in colour, a slight hint of gold. Classic albarino nose of white peach, jasmine and green apple, not as aromatic [...]
Palacios Remondo Propiedad 2003
I had a look at the crianza style La Montesa a couple of months ago, this is its big brother. A similar blend of the 4 Rioja grapes: Garnacha (40%), Tempranillo (35%), Mazuelo (15%) and Graciano (10%). This time the oak is all french and the wine is more of a Reserva style. I have [...]
Bodegas Castano Monastrell 2004
Here is an interesting little number, a Monastrell from Yecla that has had 40% carbonic maceration and 60% traditional. If you've tried monastrell and written it off as a bit weird, have a look at this one, I think it will change your mind. Deep ruby in colour, the nose starts of with sweet red [...]
Samuel’s Gorge Tempranillo 2005
Mclaren Vale is well known for lush, full wines with loads of tannin and fruit. This one is no exception. It's not over the top however, quite subtle in flavor actually. There is no new oak treatment, and the wine is all the better for it. This is the second release of Tempranillo for this [...]
Bodegas y Vinedos Alion Reserva 1994
A couple of bottles of this came up at Langtons, so I decided to take one for the team and buy them. I know that this vintage had some issues with brett, but at last report it wasn't too bad. Well it is on this bottle…my tasting note would be something like: 'aromas of poo, [...]
Torres Gran Coronas Reserva 2001
Torres make a number wines under their 'Gran' label, basically these are Reserva versions of their younger brothers. So, here we have Gran Coronas (I had a look at the 03 Coronas here), a blend of 85% Canbernet and 15% Tempranillo that sees 12 months in french an eastern European oak, 30% of which is [...]
L’Hereu de Raventos i Blanc Brut Reserva 2004
I had a look at the Brut Nature version of this wine last week and from what I can work out the only real difference between these two wines is dosage, the Brut has 8.8 grams per litre of residual sugar where as the Brut nature has less than 3. Again the blend is mostly Macabeo [...]
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