Tinto y Blanco- Adventures in Spanish Wine

Telmo Rodriguez El Transistor 2008

By Dave Worthington ⋅ January 7, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

A new wine from the Compañia de Vinos Telmo Rodriguez, a premium Verdejo from Rueda. Personally, I’m not sure there is a huge market $60 a bottle Verdejo (or $90 on a wine list), but I do admire their spirit in attempting to get the best possible wine out of old vine Verdejo from Rueda and lift it to something more than a Sauv Blanc alternative.

Hermanos Lurton Verdejo 2008

By Dave Worthington ⋅ September 3, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

A project by brothers Jacques and Francois Lurton in Rueda. They came to town looking to make outstanding Sauvignon Blanc and decided to stick to Verdejo. They seem a little obsessed with the place actually. They even make a sweet wine from verdejo called ‘de Puta Madre’. Which would be quite rude if you’re from South America. Only a Frenchman could call a wine “fuck that’s good” and get away with it…

Blume Verdejo 2007

By Dave Worthington ⋅ January 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Félix Solís looks to be something of a powerhouse in Northern Spain, they’ve purchased a couple of new bodegas, this being one of them. The wine is made from verdejo in Rueda, its bright and fresh. Perfect for the week of 40 degree days we have coming in Melboune. I must say I am looking forward to catching the end of the European winter…

Mocen Verdejo 2007

By Dave Worthington ⋅ October 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Obviously, I’ve been doing too many tastings of late: It looks like I got my notes mixed up on the two verdejos I had last week. The note from the Orden Tercera Verdejo 2007 was actually for this wine. Not good, but it happens. I have updated the other post with the new note…

Orden Tercera Verdejo 2007

By Dave Worthington ⋅ October 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I had a couple of cheaper verdejos earlier in the week, and I was impressed at the quality level. I find that some of the cheaper offerings made from verdejo can be a bit oxidised, and frankly too herbal and vegetative. Not so here. I drink a fair bit of verdejo when I’m in northern Spain, most bars have a good one on stand by when you’ve had an overload of vino tinto over the past week. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve been, I’m dying to get back but I keep buying wine when I should be saving for a plane ticket…

Martinsancho Verdejo 2007

By Dave Worthington ⋅ September 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve heard many stories of woe when discussing the 2007 vintage from Spain, but from what I’ve seen of the verdejos and albarinos so far they seem to be excellent drinking at the moment, however the crop level was quite low. It is always dangerous to make generalisations about vintages across a whole country, but its fair to say many regions didn’t have the best conditions for red wine. However, over in the Douro in Portugal, they had a cracker. There is talk of it being the best red wine vintage yet.

Naia Verdejo 2007

By Dave Worthington ⋅ August 27, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

This wine has been dubbed the giraffe wine at home. I like giraffes, but I’m not sure I’d like to get too close to one in the flesh. This wine however is very friendly. And it is long and textured too.

Con Class Verdejo 2007

By Dave Worthington ⋅ June 27, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

This is another of the Vintage Cellars imports and personally, I’m very impressed. I get to taste a load of stuff with some of the importers, a lot of it is in search of a cheap white like this. Unfortunately not many reach this standard, and at this price. For sure, it’s not the best wine on earth, but it really over delivers and offers a real alternative to the cheaper NZ Sauv Blanc that seems to be the big seller in bottle shops.

Mantel Blanco Verdejo 2006

By Dave Worthington ⋅ May 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve been meaning to write this wine up for a while, but the image has been a bit pesky. So, A small promo shot will have to do for now. I gave the Martel Blanco Sauv Blanc a bit of a wrap, but really the star from these guys in the Verdejo. This is a [...]

Mantel Blanco Sauvignon Blanc 2006

By Dave Worthington ⋅ April 4, 2008 ⋅ One comment

So all Sauv Blanc tastes the same eh? Grassy, herbal, a touch of the ol'cat's pee. Not this one. Admittedly, this won't be putting Montana out of business anytime soon, its more of a serious food drink. Having been to the new world home of Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough New Zealand, a couple of weeks ago [...]

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