Archive for December, 2007
Valminor Davila 2006
I thought I had cleared out all of the Albarino based wines in the tasting pile, but found this when I was looking for something to take to a Vietnamese joint down in Victoria Street, Richmond. Albarino really handles the spice and salt of many Asian style dishes really well, but its the seafood where [...]
Raventos i Blanc Gran Reserva de la Finca 2003
This is the top level wine from Raventos i Blanc, well that is imported to Australia anyway. There are a couple of other top level wines in the range that don’t make it out here. Its a blend of the traditonal white cava grapes with 10% chardonay and 5% pinot noir. Aged for 36 months [...]
Bodegas Muga Prado Enea Gran Reserva 1998
This is a much loved wine for traditional Spanish wine drinkers. Its traditional, but bold and smooth with plenty of secondary characters. I'm lucky enough to have a few vintages in the cellar, mostly of dubious provenance from a passive cellar, but there have been a few great bottles. The 98 vintage wasn't one of [...]
Castro Martin 2006
I think this is the last Albariño in the tasting pile at the moment. I'll duck out and get some more over the Christmas break. This is the most fun albariño around, it has the most expressive albariño aromatic characters, doesn't break the bank and so easy to drink. Castro Martin is made from [...]
Albariño de Fefiñanes 2006
Albarino seems to be flavour of the month at the moment in Melbourne. The 06s have landed and just about every bar I walk into has one by the glass. Unfortunately, most are served way too cold and the punters must be walking away thinking that albariño is Spanish for riesling. Of course its not [...]
Telmo Rodriguez Pegaso Garnacha 2004
The 2003 edition of this wine was a cracker, no doubts about it. The milder 2004 vintage hasn't been as generious, but Telmo has managed to produce a quailty wine none the less. The nose is great, almost a direct copy of the 03, but there are some serious tannins here. A bit lower in [...]
Juve y Camps Reserva de la Familia 2004
This is the big brother of the Juve y Camps Vintage, a slightly different blend and more time in bottle. Its a blend of 40% Macabeu, 20% Xarel-lo, 40% Parellada aged in bottle for a minimum of 3 years. The destinctive packaging has to be a big plus, retro with a touch of class. Light gold [...]
Juve y Camps Vintage Reserva 2004
Its been a bit quiet on the site of late, its a busy time of year. But I have a new load of wine to look at which includes a trio of newly arrived cavas that I looked at over the weekend. Given the 30 degree days we've had here in Melbourne, they were just thing to [...]
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