Archive for November, 2007
Comse Palacio y Hermanos Crianza 2004
This is a wine that is popular in a lot of the bigger chain stores, but lets not hold that against it. Its a solid performer and the 2004 is a value for money winner, up there with Conde de Valdemar. Its made from Tempranillo in the cooler Rioja Alvesa and gets 8 months in [...]
Cillar de Silos Crianza 2005
This is one of my favourite wines from Ribera del Duero. It isn't over the top, its very classy, and ages very well. You pay a bit more than your average Crianza, but its worth every cent. 2005 was an almost perfect year in Ribera del Duero, except for some small patch of frost at [...]
Mas Donis Tinto 2006
I couldn't wait for the screwcapped version of this wine, so I've had a crack at the cork version for now. I'll have a look at both in the next couple of week. This is the entry level red wine from Capcanes, made from mostly Garnarcha with a dollop of syrah from the lower, stoney [...]
Capçanes Mas Donis Rosat 2006
In addition to a reading about a really good rose, this is a tale of two alternative closures: synthetic cork and screwcap. I had the opportunity to taste this wine under both closures recently and the results were very interesting. I have a bottle of the tinto for a similar test next month. A bit [...]
Telmo Rodriguez M2 de Matallana 2004
I mentioned this in an earlier note, but I think it deserves a post on its own. These mid level wines from Telmo are really good value if you want to add some top shelf Spanish gear to your cellar. Espessially this wine and the Gago from Toro. Deep red in the glass, with [...]
New look
The site has had a few issues over the past couple of days, one of the key issues seems to be theme I've been using. I have been developing a new over the last month or so. Although I'm not happy with it yet, I've put it up as the site seems to work better [...]
Movember
I have joined up with the Boccaccio Movember team, so I will be growing a Mo this month. I am taking next week off work, so I figure what better excuse to get hairy. Here is the blurb: Hi All, During Movember (the month formerly known as November) I'll be growin a Mo. That's right [...]
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