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Capcanes ‘Lasandal’ 2006
lasendal-2006I had a craving for grenache on the way home last Thursday, a quick stop in at City Wine Shop turned up this little gem. The flash new label really stands out, I like the textured paper with bold black ink. Packaging is all well and good, but who gives a toss? It’s all about the wine, and in this case it’s agarnarcha/syrah blend (85%/15% respectively) with a spell in older American oak.I’ve been following this wine for a while now, this is the best yet.
Capçanes ‘Cabrida’ 2005
We dropped into a friends place on Sunday night with a few bits and pieces for a tapas style dinner. I rarely get a chance to cook things like croquetas these day, so it was good to get back into the kitchen and make a mess (I am very messy in the kitchen). You can also see a couple of stubbies of Sidra, Spanish cider, in the basket. I love this stuff, its a very adult drink, tasting of slightly musty old apples. If you see it on a drinks menu, give it a shot.
Capcanes Mas Donis ‘Negre’ 2007
A quick note on what is a great little wine. It has some new funky, young and fun packaging and is secured under a screwcap. What more could you want? Mostly garnarcha with a splash of syrah for something different. 4 months in American oak too. These wines are very consistent from vintage to vintage, which is a great attribute in a house wine.
Acustic Cellars ‘Brao’ 2006
The big brother of the Acustic, Brao is made from 65+ year old vines. The old vine fruit really shows through, this is a step up in complexity, depth and minerality. 45% Garnarcha and 55% Samso with some slick oak treatment.
Acustic Cellars ‘Acustic’ 2006
I’m always very happy when a box of wine turns up in the office. Especially when it’s a couple of newly imported wines that I’ve been watching in the Spanish wine press for a couple of years. Every thing about these wines shows class, the packaging is unassuming but stylish and the smooth and understated wine in the bottle.
Mas Donis Rosado 2007
A great rosado with a seemingly girl friendly packaging makeover, including screwcap on top, plenty of fruit, great texture and a long finish. It’s as good as the 2006 and it should be flying off the shelves over the next couple of months…
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 [...]
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 soils [...]
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 [...]
Capcanes Lasendal 2004
I've always like this wine, but the 2004 is something else. Bursting with flavour and a good lick of acid. Garnacha with 15% Syrah thats aged in french and american oak for 10 months. Its very reasonably priced for what it is too.
This wine jumps out of the bottle with a great nose of blackberry and dark cherry, a [...]
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