Archive for January, 2008
Sánchez Romate “Marismeño” Fino
Its good summer's day in Melbourne today, not too hot, but sunny. Perfect for fino. Well any day is a good day for sherry really. So out came the olives, jamon, white anchovies and a bottle of fino for lunch today. Now this is living… Almonds, apples, honeysuckle, orange blossom, and yeasty flor character. Tangy [...]
Capcanes Lasandal 2005
This is a real go to wine, its great drinking shows real character and doesn't break the bank. The 2005 is the best to date and has a great mix of flavours and is just serious enough for your wine geek mates to be impressed, but not too serious or expensive for the non-wine geek to get [...]
Quinta do Vallado 2005
I had a bottle of this wine back in September, at the time I loved the nose but thought the palate was a bit flat. This time around I had the wine in a blind line-up of 3 bottles to see if anything had changed. This is my note and score from the tasting. Deep [...]
Telmo Rodriguez Lanzaga 2004
These 2004s from Telmo Rodriguez are looking great at the moment, and the excellent 2005s are not too far away. The oak treatment throughout the range is really well handled and the fruit just sings. Whats not to like about that that? Smokey earth with bright red cherry, mulberry, undergrowth and a touch of coffee. [...]
Palacios Remondo Propiedad 2005
So, back to business. Well, drinking actually. I've been lucky enough to have a look at this wine twice in the last two weeks, a full bottle last weekend and another taste yesterday. The wines from Palcios Remondo seemed to have moved into a very serious mould. Both this wine and La Montesa are pretty [...]
More to come
Things are a bit slow this time of year, but not to worry I'm still here drinking Spanish wine. i kicked the year off with a 40 wine tasting yesterday afternoon, but the tasting pile is empty at the moment. I've got some new stuff on the way, plus a few cellar dwellers ready for [...]
Arroz con zumo de naranja
Paella is the term that many of us use for any Spanish rice dish cooked in a paella pan. But the Spanish can be picky on how they use it, some don’t care but others maintain that only the rice dish from Valencia can use the name Paella. This dish is a bit left of [...]
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